Charles Cooke vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Charles Cooke 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

Charles Cooke

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Cooke: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Charles Cooke 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Cooke 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles Cooke 0.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Charles Cooke 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Charles Cooke 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Cooke 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Cooke 6 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Charles Cooke 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Charles Cooke 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Charles Cooke 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Charles Cooke 13 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Cooke .143 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Charles Cooke .125 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Cooke .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Cooke 0.5 (2018) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Cooke 0.2 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Charles Cooke 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Charles Cooke 0.1 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Cooke 0.0 (2018) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Charles Cooke 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles Cooke - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Cooke - 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.