Cade Cunningham vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cade Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cade Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.