Nate Thurmond vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate Thurmond 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nate Thurmond 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nate Thurmond 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nate Thurmond 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.