Paul Cloyd vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Paul Cloyd

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Cloyd: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Cloyd 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Paul Cloyd 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Paul Cloyd 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Paul Cloyd 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Cloyd 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Cloyd 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd 2.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Cloyd 19 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Paul Cloyd 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Paul Cloyd 7 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Cloyd .269 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Cloyd .625 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd 2.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd 0.3 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Paul Cloyd 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Cloyd - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Cloyd - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.