Patty Mills vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Patty Mills

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patty Mills 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Patty Mills 15 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Patty Mills 12 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Patty Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Patty Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patty Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 8.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 7,893 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 1,469 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Patty Mills 1,984 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Patty Mills 568 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Patty Mills 77 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Patty Mills 892 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .424 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .386 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .856 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 11.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 (2019) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.5 (2017) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.8 (2014) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 6.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.5 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 632 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 138 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Patty Mills 152 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Patty Mills 50 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Patty Mills 5 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Patty Mills 95 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .432 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .800 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 13.4 (2018) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.7 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.6 (2019) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 1.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.3 (2022) 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.