Nate McMillan vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Nate McMillan

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate McMillan 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nate McMillan 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nate McMillan 11 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nate McMillan 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate McMillan 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 2 Nate Thurmond 5

Steals Leader Nate McMillan 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 6.1 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.9 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 4,733 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 3,222 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nate McMillan 4,893 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nate McMillan 1,544 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 356 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nate McMillan 796 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .443 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .343 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .650 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 3.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 489 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 343 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nate McMillan 505 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nate McMillan 131 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 43 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nate McMillan 98 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .381 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .289 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .632 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987) 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.