Nate Thurmond vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Cody Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Cody Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Cody Zeller 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Cody Zeller 330

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Cody Zeller 10

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Cody Zeller 0.8 (2014)

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.