Dante Cunningham vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante 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 Dante Cunningham 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) 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.