Johnny Cox vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Johnny Cox

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Cox: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Cox 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Johnny Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny 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 Johnny Cox 7.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Cox 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Johnny Cox 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Cox 573 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Johnny Cox 280 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Johnny Cox 142 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Johnny Cox 73 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Cox .421 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Cox .704 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Cox 7.8 (1963) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Cox 3.8 (1963) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Johnny Cox 1.9 (1963) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Johnny Cox 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Cox - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Johnny Cox - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Cox - 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.