Terry Cummings vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Terry Cummings

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Cummings: 1982-83 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Cummings 18 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Cummings 13 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Cummings 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Terry Cummings 2 Nate Thurmond 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Terry Cummings 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 16.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 7.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Cummings 19,460 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Cummings 8,630 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Cummings 2,190 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Cummings 1,255 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Cummings 650 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Cummings 1,183 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Cummings .484 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terry Cummings .295 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Cummings .706 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 23.7 (1983) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 10.6 (1983) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 2.9 (1985) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 1.8 (1983) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 1.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 15.1 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 6.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Cummings 1,664 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Cummings 742 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Cummings 173 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Cummings 98 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Cummings 62 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Cummings 110 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Cummings .502 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terry Cummings .091 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Cummings .706 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 27.5 (1985) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 11.3 (1992) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 3.0 (1986) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 1.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 1.3 (1992) 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.