Milt Schoon vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Milt Schoon: 1946-47 to 1949-50
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Milt Schoon 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Milt Schoon 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Milt Schoon 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Milt Schoon 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Milt Schoon 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 Schoon 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Milt Schoon 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Schoon 616 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Milt Schoon 96 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Milt Schoon 103 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Schoon .342 Nate Thurmond .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Milt Schoon .605 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Schoon 8.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Milt Schoon 1.4 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Schoon 5.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Milt Schoon 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Schoon 17 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Milt Schoon 3 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Milt Schoon 3 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Schoon .294 Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Milt Schoon .700 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Schoon 5.7 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Milt Schoon 1.0 (1950) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Schoon - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.