Tyler Cook vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tyler Cook

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyler Cook: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Cook 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tyler Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tyler Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyler 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 Tyler Cook 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cook 246 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tyler Cook 162 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tyler Cook 21 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tyler Cook 15 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tyler Cook 6 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tyler Cook 65 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cook .654 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cook .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cook .600 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 4.9 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 3.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.5 (2021) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tyler Cook 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tyler Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tyler Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tyler Cook 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tyler Cook 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cook - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cook - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) 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.