Xavier Cooks vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Xavier Cooks

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Cooks: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Cooks 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Xavier Cooks 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Xavier Cooks 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Xavier Cooks 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier Cooks 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Cooks 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Cooks 38 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Xavier Cooks 38 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Xavier Cooks 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Xavier Cooks 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Xavier Cooks 4 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Xavier Cooks 10 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Cooks .607 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Xavier Cooks .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Cooks .400 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 (2023) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 (2023) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.4 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Xavier Cooks 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks - 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.