Mike Miller vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Mike Miller

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Miller: 2000-01 to 2016-17
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Miller 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Miller 17 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Miller 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

Rookie of The Year Mike Miller 1 Nate Thurmond 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Miller 10.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Miller 4.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Miller 2.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Miller 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Miller 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Miller 10,973 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Miller 4,376 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Miller 2,666 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Miller 573 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Miller 229 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Miller 1,032 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Miller .459 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Miller .407 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Miller .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Miller 18.5 (2007) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Miller 6.7 (2008) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Miller 4.5 (2009) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Miller 0.9 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Miller 0.4 (2009) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Miller 4.9 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Miller 2.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Miller 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Miller 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Miller 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Miller 464 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Miller 236 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Miller 87 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Miller 42 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Miller 14 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Miller 94 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Miller .399 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Miller .394 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Miller .841 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Miller 12.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Miller 4.5 (2001) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Miller 2.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Miller 1.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Miller 0.8 (2005) 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.