Barney Cable vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Barney Cable 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

Barney Cable

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barney Cable 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Barney Cable 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Barney Cable 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Barney Cable 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Barney Cable 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 2,372 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 1,884 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Barney Cable 381 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Barney Cable 362 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .420 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .665 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 10.9 (1962) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.4 (1962) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.7 (1962) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 76 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 89 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Barney Cable 8 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Barney Cable 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .392 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .560 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 7.8 (1961) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 9.3 (1960) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.9 (1961) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - 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. ** 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.