Bobby Cook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Bobby Cook 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

Bobby Cook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bobby Cook: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bobby Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bobby Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bobby Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bobby Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bobby Cook 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bobby Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bobby Cook 11.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bobby Cook 3.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bobby Cook 587 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bobby Cook 158 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bobby Cook 51 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bobby Cook .358 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bobby Cook .790 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bobby Cook 11.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bobby Cook 3.1 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bobby Cook 3.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bobby Cook 2.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bobby Cook 9 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bobby Cook 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bobby Cook 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bobby Cook .300 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bobby Cook .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bobby Cook 3.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bobby Cook 2.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bobby Cook - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Cook - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.