Duane Cooper vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Duane Cooper

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Duane Cooper: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Duane Cooper 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Duane Cooper 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 204 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 59 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Duane Cooper 178 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Duane Cooper 21 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 2 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Duane Cooper 88 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .402 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .216 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper .720 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.4 (1993) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.8 (1993) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Duane Cooper 1 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Duane Cooper 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) 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.