Bert Cook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bert Cook 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

Bert Cook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bert Cook 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - 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.