Antonius Cleveland vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Antonius Cleveland 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

Antonius Cleveland

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Antonius Cleveland: 2017-18 to 2019-20
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Antonius Cleveland 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Antonius Cleveland 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Antonius Cleveland 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Antonius Cleveland 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Antonius Cleveland 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Antonius Cleveland 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Antonius Cleveland 1.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Antonius Cleveland 34 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Antonius Cleveland 21 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Antonius Cleveland 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Antonius Cleveland 8 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Antonius Cleveland 8 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Antonius Cleveland 28 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Antonius Cleveland .343 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Antonius Cleveland .429 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Antonius Cleveland .636 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Antonius Cleveland 1.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.8 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Antonius Cleveland 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Antonius Cleveland 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Antonius Cleveland 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Antonius Cleveland 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Antonius Cleveland 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Antonius Cleveland 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Antonius Cleveland 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Antonius Cleveland .400 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Antonius Cleveland - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Antonius Cleveland - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Antonius Cleveland 2.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Antonius Cleveland 0.0 (2020) 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.