Tim James vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tim James 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

Tim James

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim James: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim James 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tim James 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tim James 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tim James 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim James 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim James 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim James 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim James 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tim James 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tim James 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tim James 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim James 68 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tim James 46 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tim James 11 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tim James 2 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tim James 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tim James 43 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim James .329 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tim James .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim James .652 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim James 2.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim James 1.2 (2001) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim James 0.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tim James 0.1 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim James 0.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim James - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tim James - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tim James - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tim James - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tim James - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tim James 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim James - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tim James - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim James - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim James - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.