Walt Miller vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Walt Miller

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Miller: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Walt Miller 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Walt Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Walt Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Miller 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Miller 1.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Walt Miller 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Miller 23 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Walt Miller 6 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Walt Miller 12 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Miller .333 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Miller .500 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Miller 1.9 (1947) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Miller 0.5 (1947) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Walt Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Walt Miller - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Miller - 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.