Pete Cross vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Pete Cross

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Cross 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Pete Cross 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Pete Cross 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Pete Cross 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pete Cross 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross 5.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 8.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross 1,057 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Pete Cross 1,519 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Pete Cross 187 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Pete Cross 182 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross .695 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross 8.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 12.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.4 (1971) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Pete Cross 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - 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.