Zylan Cheatham vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Zylan Cheatham

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zylan Cheatham: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zylan Cheatham 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Zylan Cheatham 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Zylan Cheatham 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Zylan Cheatham 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zylan Cheatham 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zylan Cheatham 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zylan Cheatham 12 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Zylan Cheatham 9 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Zylan Cheatham 3 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Zylan Cheatham 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Zylan Cheatham 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Zylan Cheatham 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zylan Cheatham .500 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Zylan Cheatham .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham 3.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham 2.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Zylan Cheatham 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham - 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.