Miles Simon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Miles Simon

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Miles Simon: 1998-99 to 1998-99
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Miles Simon 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Miles Simon 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Miles Simon 0.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Miles Simon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Miles Simon 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Miles Simon 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Miles Simon 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Miles Simon 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Miles Simon 1 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Miles Simon 5 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Miles Simon .200 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Miles Simon .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Miles Simon 0.4 (1999) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Miles Simon 0.4 (1999) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Miles Simon 0.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Miles Simon 0.2 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Miles Simon 0.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Miles Simon 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Miles Simon - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Miles Simon - 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.