Mike Niles vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Niles 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Niles 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Niles 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Niles 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 115 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 58 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Niles 15 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Niles 8 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Niles 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Niles 44 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .348 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles .500 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles .459 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 (1981) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 (1981) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Niles 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Niles 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Niles 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Niles 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .000 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 (1981) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) 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.