Cotton Nash vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cotton Nash 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - 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.