Darko Milicic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Darko Milicic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darko Milicic: 2003-04 to 2012-13
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darko Milicic 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Darko Milicic 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Darko Milicic 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Darko Milicic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Darko Milicic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darko Milicic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darko Milicic 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Darko Milicic 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Darko Milicic 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Darko Milicic 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Darko Milicic 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darko Milicic 2,813 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Darko Milicic 1,971 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Darko Milicic 405 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Darko Milicic 206 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Darko Milicic 613 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Darko Milicic 468 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darko Milicic .460 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Darko Milicic .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darko Milicic .574 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darko Milicic 8.8 (2011) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Darko Milicic 6.1 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Darko Milicic 1.5 (2011) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Darko Milicic 0.8 (2011) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darko Milicic 2.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darko Milicic 2.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Darko Milicic 1.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Darko Milicic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Darko Milicic 0.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darko Milicic 0.2 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darko Milicic 55 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Darko Milicic 25 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Darko Milicic 6 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Darko Milicic 2 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Darko Milicic 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Darko Milicic 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darko Milicic .489 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Darko Milicic - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darko Milicic .500 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darko Milicic 12.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Darko Milicic 4.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Darko Milicic 1.0 (2007) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darko Milicic 0.3 (2007) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Darko Milicic 1.0 (2007) 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.