Brad Miller vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Brad Miller

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brad Miller: 1998-99 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brad Miller 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Brad Miller 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Brad Miller 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Brad Miller 2 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brad 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 Brad Miller 11.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Brad Miller 7.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Brad Miller 2.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Brad Miller 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Brad Miller 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brad Miller 9,724 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Brad Miller 6,199 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Brad Miller 2,470 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Brad Miller 639 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Brad Miller 592 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Brad Miller 868 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brad Miller .480 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Brad Miller .330 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brad Miller .804 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brad Miller 15.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brad Miller 10.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Brad Miller 4.7 (2006) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Brad Miller 1.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brad Miller 1.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brad Miller 9.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Brad Miller 6.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Brad Miller 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Brad Miller 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Brad Miller 0.6 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brad Miller 474 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Brad Miller 309 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Brad Miller 107 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Brad Miller 28 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Brad Miller 31 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Brad Miller 50 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brad Miller .478 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Brad Miller .259 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brad Miller .742 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brad Miller 11.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Brad Miller 9.8 (2002) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Brad Miller 3.2 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brad Miller 1.2 (2006) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brad Miller 0.9 (2004) 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.