Chris Mills vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Chris Mills

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Mills: 1993-94 to 2002-03
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Chris Mills 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Chris Mills 4 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Chris Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris 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 Chris Mills 11.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Mills 4.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Chris Mills 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Chris Mills 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Mills 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Mills 6,357 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Chris Mills 2,808 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Chris Mills 1,063 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Chris Mills 421 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Chris Mills 247 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Chris Mills 568 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Mills .432 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Chris Mills .351 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Mills .817 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Mills 16.1 (2000) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Mills 6.2 (1997) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Chris Mills 2.5 (1997) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chris Mills 1.1 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Mills 0.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Mills 9.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Chris Mills 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Chris Mills 1.5 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Chris Mills 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Mills 0.4 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Mills 171 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Chris Mills 82 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Chris Mills 29 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Chris Mills 20 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Chris Mills 7 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Chris Mills 19 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Mills .455 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Chris Mills .471 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Mills .862 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Mills 17.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Mills 7.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Chris Mills 2.8 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Mills 2.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Mills 0.7 (1996) 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.