Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 2, Pk 30
- College
- Chowan
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 2, Pk 30
- College
- Chowan
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 2x
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 5.9
- REB
- 4.0
- AST
- 6.1
- STL
- 1.9
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 50.8
- MIN
- 25.7
- GP
- 796
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 |  OKC | 5.3 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 51.4 | 27.8 | 71 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 7.6 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 53.2 | 29.9 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | OKC | 7.1 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 46.8 | 31.2 | 75 |
| 1989-90 | OKC | 6.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 51.7 | 28.5 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | OKC | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 48.9 | 18.4 | 78 |
| 1991-92 | OKC | 6.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 49.2 | 22.9 | 72 |
| 1992-93 | OKC | 7.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 52.7 | 27.1 | 73 |
| 1993-94 | OKC | 6.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 52.0 | 25.8 | 73 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 49.6 | 25.9 | 80 |
| 1995-96 | OKC | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 53.7 | 22.9 | 55 |
| 1996-97 | OKC | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 52.2 | 21.6 | 37 |
| 1997-98 | OKC | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 46.0 | 15.5 | 18 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 5.0
- REB
- 3.5
- AST
- 5.2
- STL
- 1.3
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 45.2
- MIN
- 22.3
- GP
- 98
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 4,733
- REB
- 3,222
- AST
- 4,893
- STL
- 1,544
- BLK
- 356
- TO
- 1,486
- FGM
- 1,833
- 3PTM
- 298
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | OKC | 373 | 331 | 583 | 125 | 45 | 155 | 143 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 624 | 338 | 702 | 169 | 47 | 189 | 235 | 9 |
| 1988-89 | OKC | 532 | 388 | 696 | 156 | 42 | 211 | 199 | 15 |
| 1989-90 | OKC | 523 | 403 | 598 | 140 | 37 | 187 | 207 | 11 |
| 1990-91 | OKC | 338 | 251 | 371 | 104 | 20 | 122 | 132 | 17 |
| 1991-92 | OKC | 435 | 252 | 359 | 129 | 29 | 112 | 177 | 27 |
| 1992-93 | OKC | 546 | 306 | 384 | 173 | 33 | 139 | 213 | 25 |
| 1993-94 | OKC | 437 | 283 | 387 | 216 | 22 | 126 | 177 | 52 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 419 | 302 | 421 | 165 | 53 | 126 | 166 | 53 |
| 1995-96 | OKC | 275 | 210 | 197 | 95 | 18 | 75 | 100 | 46 |
| 1996-97 | OKC | 169 | 118 | 140 | 58 | 6 | 32 | 61 | 28 |
| 1997-98 | OKC | 62 | 40 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 15 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 8.3
- REB
- 5.6
- AST
- 8.5
- STL
- 2.7
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 50.8
- MIN
- 25.7
- GP
- 796
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | OKC | 6.9 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 51.4 | 27.8 | 71 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 9.2 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 53.2 | 29.9 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | OKC | 8.2 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 46.8 | 31.2 | 75 |
| 1989-90 | OKC | 8.1 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 51.7 | 28.5 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | OKC | 8.4 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 48.9 | 18.4 | 78 |
| 1991-92 | OKC | 9.4 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 49.2 | 22.9 | 72 |
| 1992-93 | OKC | 10.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 52.7 | 27.1 | 73 |
| 1993-94 | OKC | 8.4 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 52.0 | 25.8 | 73 |
| 1994-95 | OKC | 7.2 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 49.6 | 25.9 | 80 |
| 1995-96 | OKC | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 22.9 | 55 |
| 1996-97 | OKC | 7.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 52.2 | 21.6 | 37 |
| 1997-98 | OKC | 7.9 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 46.0 | 15.5 | 18 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Nate McMillan's career stats?
Nate McMillan played 12 seasons for the Thunder. He scored 4,733 points with 3,222 rebounds and 4,893 assists in 796 games — 5.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. His best season was 1987-88: 624 points, 338 rebounds and 702 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 11 postseasons, 1986-87 to 1997-98
Nate McMillan led the NBA in steals per game (1993-94); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 69th in assists (4,893)
- 44th in steals (1,544)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Steals per game: 1993-94 (1st), 1994-95 (5th)
Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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