Nate Thurmond vs. Milt Wagner Comparison

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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Milt Wagner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Milt Wagner: 1987-88 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Milt Wagner 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Milt Wagner 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Milt Wagner 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Milt Wagner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Milt Wagner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Milt Wagner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Milt Wagner 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Milt Wagner 0.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Milt Wagner 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Milt Wagner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Milt Wagner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Milt Wagner 215

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Milt Wagner 35

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Milt Wagner 76

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Milt Wagner 8

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Milt Wagner 7

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Milt Wagner 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Milt Wagner .422

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Milt Wagner .296

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Milt Wagner .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Milt Wagner 4.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Milt Wagner 0.7 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Milt Wagner 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Milt Wagner 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Milt Wagner 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Milt Wagner 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Milt Wagner 0.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Milt Wagner 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Milt Wagner 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Milt Wagner 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Milt Wagner 6

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Milt Wagner 2

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Milt Wagner 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Milt Wagner 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Milt Wagner 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Milt Wagner 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Milt Wagner .400

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Milt Wagner .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Milt Wagner 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Milt Wagner 1.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Milt Wagner 0.4 (1988)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Milt Wagner 0.6 (1988)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Milt Wagner 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Milt Wagner 0.2 (1988)

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.