Chubby Cox vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Chubby Cox 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

Chubby Cox

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chubby Cox: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chubby Cox 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chubby Cox 4.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chubby Cox 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chubby Cox 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chubby Cox 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chubby Cox 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chubby Cox 29 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chubby Cox 10 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chubby Cox 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chubby Cox 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chubby Cox 7 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chubby Cox .351 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chubby Cox .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chubby Cox .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chubby Cox 4.1 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chubby Cox 1.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chubby Cox 0.9 (1983) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chubby Cox 0.0 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chubby Cox 0.1 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chubby Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chubby Cox - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chubby Cox - 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.