Norm Cook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Norm Cook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Cook: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Norm Cook 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Norm Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Norm Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm 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 Norm Cook 2.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 65 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 30 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Norm Cook 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Norm Cook 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Norm Cook 27 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook .373 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook .529 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.5 (1977) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.5 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 (1977) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Norm Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Norm Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Norm Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook 1.000 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) 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.