Cherokee Parks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cherokee Parks 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

Cherokee Parks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cherokee Parks: 1995-96 to 2003-04
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cherokee Parks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cherokee Parks 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cherokee Parks 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cherokee Parks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cherokee Parks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cherokee Parks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cherokee Parks 2,056 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cherokee Parks 1,703 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cherokee Parks 265 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cherokee Parks 207 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cherokee Parks 306 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cherokee Parks 472 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cherokee Parks .470 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cherokee Parks .211 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cherokee Parks .630 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 7.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 5.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.8 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.1 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cherokee Parks 12 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cherokee Parks 16 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cherokee Parks 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cherokee Parks 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cherokee Parks 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cherokee Parks 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cherokee Parks .353 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cherokee Parks - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cherokee Parks .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 4.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 5.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.4 (2002) 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.