Jamal Cain vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jamal Cain

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamal Cain: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Cain 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jamal Cain 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jamal Cain 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jamal Cain 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jamal Cain 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jamal Cain 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Cain 4.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Cain 195 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jamal Cain 89 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jamal Cain 22 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jamal Cain 21 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jamal Cain 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jamal Cain 44 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Cain .490 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jamal Cain .353 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Cain .778 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Cain 5.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain 2.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain 0.7 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jamal Cain 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain - 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.