Marko Milic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Marko Milic 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

Marko Milic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marko Milic: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marko Milic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Marko Milic 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Marko Milic 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Marko Milic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marko Milic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marko Milic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marko Milic 2.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Marko Milic 0.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Marko Milic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Marko Milic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Marko Milic 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marko Milic 108 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Marko Milic 30 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Marko Milic 14 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Marko Milic 13 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Marko Milic 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Marko Milic 44 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marko Milic .560 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Marko Milic .429 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marko Milic .647 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marko Milic 2.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marko Milic 0.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Marko Milic 0.4 (1998) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Marko Milic 0.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marko Milic 0.1 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marko Milic 2.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Marko Milic 0.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Marko Milic 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Marko Milic 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Marko Milic 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marko Milic 4 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Marko Milic 1 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Marko Milic 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Marko Milic 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Marko Milic 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Marko Milic 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marko Milic .667 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Marko Milic - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marko Milic - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marko Milic 2.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Marko Milic 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marko Milic 0.0 (1998) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marko Milic 0.5 (1998) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marko Milic 0.0 (1998) 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.