Omar Cook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Omar Cook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Omar Cook: 2003-04 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Omar Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Omar Cook 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Omar Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Omar Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Omar 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 Omar Cook 1.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Omar Cook 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Omar Cook 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Omar Cook 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Omar Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Omar Cook 37 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Omar Cook 13 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Omar Cook 46 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Omar Cook 16 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Omar Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Omar Cook 22 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Omar Cook .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Omar Cook .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Omar Cook .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Omar Cook 4.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Omar Cook 1.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Omar Cook 4.4 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Omar Cook 1.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Omar Cook 0.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Omar Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Omar Cook - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Omar Cook - 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.