Miles Bridges vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Miles Bridges

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Miles Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Miles Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Miles Bridges 5 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Miles Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Miles Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Miles Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Miles Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Miles Bridges 14.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges 6.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Miles Bridges 5,342 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Miles Bridges 2,146 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Miles Bridges 887 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Miles Bridges 278 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Miles Bridges 249 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Miles Bridges 360 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Miles Bridges .470 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Miles Bridges .347 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Miles Bridges .813 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Miles Bridges 21.0 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges 7.3 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges 3.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges 0.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges 0.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Miles Bridges 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges - 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.