Tony Jaros vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Tony Jaros 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

Tony Jaros

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Jaros: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Jaros 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tony Jaros 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tony Jaros 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tony Jaros 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Jaros 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Jaros 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 2.1 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Jaros 1,306 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tony Jaros 131 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tony Jaros 218 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tony Jaros 242 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Jaros .306 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Jaros .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 8.2 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 2.1 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 1.1 (1951) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 6.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 1.0 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Jaros 181 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tony Jaros 7 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tony Jaros 21 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tony Jaros 30 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Jaros .287 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Jaros .731 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 9.3 (1947) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 1.0 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 1.1 (1949) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.