DeMarcus Cousins vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.