Elijah Millsap vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Elijah Millsap 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

Elijah Millsap

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elijah Millsap: 2014-15 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Millsap 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Elijah Millsap 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Elijah Millsap 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Elijah Millsap 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Millsap 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Millsap 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Millsap 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Millsap 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Elijah Millsap 1.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Millsap 0.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Millsap 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Millsap 287 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Elijah Millsap 191 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Elijah Millsap 78 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Elijah Millsap 63 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Elijah Millsap 19 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Elijah Millsap 69 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Millsap .327 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Elijah Millsap .279 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Millsap .679 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Millsap 5.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Millsap 3.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elijah Millsap 1.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elijah Millsap 1.2 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Millsap 0.3 (2015) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Elijah Millsap 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Millsap - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Millsap - 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.