David Cooke vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

David Cooke

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Cooke: 1985-86 to 1985-86
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons David Cooke 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Cooke 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game David Cooke 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game David Cooke 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game David Cooke 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game David Cooke 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Cooke 9 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds David Cooke 10 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists David Cooke 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals David Cooke 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games David Cooke 6 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Cooke .182 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage David Cooke - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Cooke .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Cooke 1.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Cooke 1.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game David Cooke 0.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Cooke 0.7 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Cooke 0.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games David Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Cooke - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage David Cooke - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Cooke - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Cooke - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game David Cooke - 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.