Daequan Cook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Daequan Cook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Daequan Cook: 2007-08 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daequan Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Daequan Cook 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Daequan Cook 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Daequan Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Daequan 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 Daequan Cook 6.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 2.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daequan Cook 2,114 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Daequan Cook 703 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Daequan Cook 243 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Daequan Cook 120 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Daequan Cook 48 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Daequan Cook 328 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daequan Cook .369 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Daequan Cook .359 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daequan Cook .813 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 9.1 (2009) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 3.0 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 1.3 (2008) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.2 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daequan Cook 140 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Daequan Cook 56 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Daequan Cook 13 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Daequan Cook 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Daequan Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Daequan Cook 46 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daequan Cook .345 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Daequan Cook .315 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daequan Cook .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 5.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 2.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 0.7 (2013) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.3 (2009) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.0 (2013) 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.