Vonteego Cummings vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Vonteego Cummings

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vonteego Cummings: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Vonteego Cummings 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Vonteego Cummings 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 6.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vonteego Cummings 1,381 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Vonteego Cummings 373 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Vonteego Cummings 534 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Vonteego Cummings 176 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Vonteego Cummings 32 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Vonteego Cummings 199 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vonteego Cummings .383 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Vonteego Cummings .321 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vonteego Cummings .726 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 9.4 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 2.5 (2000) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 3.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 1.2 (2000) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.2 (2001) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Vonteego Cummings 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Vonteego Cummings 1 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vonteego Cummings - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Vonteego Cummings - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vonteego Cummings - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Vonteego Cummings 0.0 (2002) 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.