Terry Mills vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Terry Mills

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Mills: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Terry Mills 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Terry Mills 5 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Terry Mills 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry 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 Terry Mills 10.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Mills 5.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Terry Mills 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Terry Mills 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Mills 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Mills 7,175 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Terry Mills 3,680 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Terry Mills 891 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Terry Mills 397 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Terry Mills 296 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Terry Mills 678 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Mills .457 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Terry Mills .384 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Mills .781 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Mills 17.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Mills 8.4 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Terry Mills 2.2 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Terry Mills 1.0 (1999) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Mills 0.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Mills 7.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Mills 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Terry Mills 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Terry Mills 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Mills 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Mills 131 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Terry Mills 73 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Terry Mills 20 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Terry Mills 10 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Terry Mills 2 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Terry Mills 17 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Mills .402 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Terry Mills .354 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Mills .640 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Mills 11.8 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Mills 7.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Terry Mills 2.0 (1992) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Mills 1.2 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Mills 0.5 (1992) 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.