Shake Milton vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Shake Milton

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shake Milton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shake Milton 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Shake Milton 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Shake Milton 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Shake Milton 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Shake Milton 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shake Milton 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shake Milton 8.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Shake Milton 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Shake Milton 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Shake Milton 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Shake Milton 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shake Milton 2,584 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Shake Milton 679 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Shake Milton 754 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Shake Milton 139 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Shake Milton 69 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Shake Milton 302 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shake Milton .451 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Shake Milton .358 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shake Milton .827 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shake Milton 13.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shake Milton 2.6 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shake Milton 3.2 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shake Milton 0.6 (2021) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shake Milton 0.4 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shake Milton 4.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Shake Milton 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Shake Milton 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Shake Milton 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shake Milton 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shake Milton 183 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Shake Milton 45 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Shake Milton 35 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Shake Milton 14 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Shake Milton 4 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Shake Milton 38 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shake Milton .407 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Shake Milton .419 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shake Milton .860 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shake Milton 14.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shake Milton 3.3 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shake Milton 2.8 (2020) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shake Milton 0.5 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shake Milton 0.3 (2022) 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.