Bob Cousy vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Cousy 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Nate Thurmond 5

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Nate Thurmond 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.