Pat Cummings vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Pat Cummings

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Cummings: 1979-80 to 1990-91
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pat Cummings 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pat Cummings 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pat Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 9.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 5.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 6,529 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 3,825 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pat Cummings 807 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pat Cummings 360 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 171 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pat Cummings 683 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .497 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .737 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 15.8 (1985) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 9.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 2.0 (1984) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.9 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1983) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 5.3 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 3.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 160 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 112 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pat Cummings 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pat Cummings 6 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pat Cummings 30 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .421 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .839 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 10.8 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 7.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.5 (1984) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 (1982) 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.