Tyler Cavanaugh vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tyler Cavanaugh

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Cavanaugh: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Cavanaugh 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Cavanaugh 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyler Cavanaugh 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyler Cavanaugh 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyler Cavanaugh 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyler Cavanaugh 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cavanaugh 192 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyler Cavanaugh 135 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyler Cavanaugh 28 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyler Cavanaugh 9 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyler Cavanaugh 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyler Cavanaugh 50 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh .351 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh .826 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 4.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 3.3 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyler Cavanaugh 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cavanaugh - 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.