Dick Miller vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Dick Miller

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Miller: 1980-81 to 1980-81
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dick Miller 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Miller 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Miller 0.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dick Miller 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Miller 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Miller 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Miller 8 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dick Miller 7 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dick Miller 5 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dick Miller 4 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dick Miller 8 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Miller .444 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dick Miller .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Miller 1.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Miller 0.9 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dick Miller 0.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dick Miller 0.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Miller 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dick Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Miller - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Miller - 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.