Milt Palacio vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Milt Palacio

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Milt Palacio: 1999-00 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Milt Palacio 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Milt Palacio 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Milt Palacio 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Milt Palacio 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Milt Palacio 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 4.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 1.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio 2,243 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio 831 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Milt Palacio 1,194 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Milt Palacio 302 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Milt Palacio 58 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Milt Palacio 470 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio .419 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio .235 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio .719 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 6.2 (2006) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 2.9 (2003) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 3.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.9 (2003) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.2 (2003) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Milt Palacio 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - 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.