Nate McMillan
SG · SEA
Seasons 1986-87–1997-98 · 12 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1964
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Player info
| Nickname | Mac, Mr. Sonic |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #10 |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1964-08-03 |
| College | NC State |
| Drafted | 1986 · Round 2, Pick 30 · SEA |
| Seasons | 1986-87–1997-98 (12) |
Career averages
5.9 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 6.1 APG · 796 games · .443 FG% · .343 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SEA | 22 | 71 | 27.8 | .475 | 0.000 | .617 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 14.1 | .514 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 23 | 82 | 29.9 | .474 | .375 | .707 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 15.9 | .532 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 24 | 75 | 31.2 | .410 | .214 | .630 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 14.5 | .468 |
| 1989-90 | SEA | 25 | 82 | 28.5 | .473 | .355 | .641 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 14.4 | .517 |
| 1990-91 | SEA | 26 | 78 | 18.4 | .433 | .354 | .613 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 13.9 | .489 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 27 | 72 | 22.9 | .437 | .276 | .643 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 14.5 | .492 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 28 | 73 | 27.1 | .464 | .385 | .709 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 15.1 | .527 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 29 | 73 | 25.8 | .447 | .391 | .564 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 15.5 | .520 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 30 | 80 | 25.9 | .418 | .342 | .586 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 13.1 | .496 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 31 | 55 | 22.9 | .420 | .380 | .707 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 12.9 | .537 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 32 | 37 | 21.6 | .409 | .333 | .655 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 14.1 | .522 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 33 | 18 | 15.5 | .343 | .441 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 12.7 | .460 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SEA | 71 | 50 | 1,972 | 143 | 301 | .475 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 141 | 331 | 583 | 125 | 45 | 155 | 373 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 2,453 | 235 | 496 | .474 | 9 | 24 | 145 | 205 | 338 | 702 | 169 | 47 | 189 | 624 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 75 | 74 | 2,341 | 199 | 485 | .410 | 15 | 70 | 119 | 189 | 388 | 696 | 156 | 42 | 211 | 532 |
| 1989-90 | SEA | 82 | 69 | 2,338 | 207 | 438 | .473 | 11 | 31 | 98 | 153 | 403 | 598 | 140 | 37 | 187 | 523 |
| 1990-91 | SEA | 78 | 0 | 1,434 | 132 | 305 | .433 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 93 | 251 | 371 | 104 | 20 | 122 | 338 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 72 | 30 | 1,652 | 177 | 405 | .437 | 27 | 98 | 54 | 84 | 252 | 359 | 129 | 29 | 112 | 435 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 73 | 25 | 1,977 | 213 | 459 | .464 | 25 | 65 | 95 | 134 | 306 | 384 | 173 | 33 | 139 | 546 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 73 | 8 | 1,887 | 177 | 396 | .447 | 52 | 133 | 31 | 55 | 283 | 387 | 216 | 22 | 126 | 437 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 80 | 18 | 2,070 | 166 | 397 | .418 | 53 | 155 | 34 | 58 | 302 | 421 | 165 | 53 | 126 | 419 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 55 | 14 | 1,261 | 100 | 238 | .420 | 46 | 121 | 29 | 41 | 210 | 197 | 95 | 18 | 75 | 275 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 37 | 2 | 798 | 61 | 149 | .409 | 28 | 84 | 19 | 29 | 118 | 140 | 58 | 6 | 32 | 169 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 18 | 1 | 279 | 23 | 67 | .343 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 62 |
| Career | 796 | — | — | 1,833 | 4,136 | .443 | 298 | 870 | 769 | 1183 | 3222 | 4893 | 1544 | 356 | 1486 | 4,733 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SEA | 71 | 27.8 | 2.6 | 5.5 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 29.9 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .474 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 9.2 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 75 | 31.2 | 3.1 | 7.5 | .410 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 8.2 |
| 1989-90 | SEA | 82 | 28.5 | 3.2 | 6.7 | .473 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 8.1 |
| 1990-91 | SEA | 78 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .433 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 8.5 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 72 | 22.9 | 3.9 | 8.8 | .437 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 9.5 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 73 | 27.1 | 3.9 | 8.4 | .464 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 9.9 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 73 | 25.8 | 3.4 | 7.6 | .447 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 80 | 25.9 | 2.9 | 6.9 | .418 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 7.3 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 55 | 22.9 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .420 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 7.9 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 37 | 21.6 | 2.8 | 6.7 | .409 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 18 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .343 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | SEA | 71 | 1,972 | 14.1 | .514 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 | .099 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 2,453 | 15.9 | .532 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .127 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +3.3 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 75 | 2,341 | 14.5 | .468 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | .090 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +2.4 |
| 1989-90 | SEA | 82 | 2,338 | 14.4 | .517 | 12.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .101 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +2.7 |
| 1990-91 | SEA | 78 | 1,434 | 13.9 | .489 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .093 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +1.6 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 72 | 1,652 | 14.5 | .492 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | .109 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +2.8 | +2.0 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 73 | 1,977 | 15.1 | .527 | 14.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | .136 | +0.1 | +3.9 | +4.1 | +3.0 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 73 | 1,887 | 15.5 | .520 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | .154 | +0.1 | +5.5 | +5.6 | +3.6 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 80 | 2,070 | 13.1 | .496 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .119 | -0.2 | +3.8 | +3.6 | +2.9 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 55 | 1,261 | 12.9 | .537 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .141 | -0.4 | +4.2 | +3.7 | +1.8 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 37 | 798 | 14.1 | .522 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .158 | -0.2 | +3.8 | +3.7 | +1.2 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 18 | 279 | 12.7 | .460 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .131 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +0.3 |
| Career | 796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.2 | — | — | — | — | +27.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 14 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .435 | — | .489 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 25.4 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .343 | 0.000 | .401 |
| 1988-89 | 8 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | .475 | 0.000 | .529 |
| 1990-91 | 5 | 19.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .261 | 0.000 | .283 |
| 1991-92 | 9 | 27.3 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .422 | .231 | .482 |
| 1992-93 | 19 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | .340 | .208 | .392 |
| 1993-94 | 5 | 21.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .320 | .364 | .392 |
| 1994-95 | 4 | 28.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | .348 | .125 | .398 |
| 1995-96 | 19 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .406 | .475 | .559 |
| 1996-97 | 12 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1997-98 | 10 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .333 | .167 | .424 |
| Career | 110 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .381 | .289 | .452 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 403 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 311–92 |
| Away | 411 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 191–220 |
| In wins | 502 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 502–0 |
| In losses | 312 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 0–312 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 21 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 12–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 21 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 10–11 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 18 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 12–6 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 11–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6–15 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 12–7 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 40 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 27–13 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 44 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 30–14 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 10–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 48 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 32–16 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 43 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 29–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 8–10 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 34–13 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 46 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 22–24 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5–1 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 20 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 17–3 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 21 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 12–9 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 30 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 27–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 21 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 13–8 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 16 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 10–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 10–8 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 56 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 28–28 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 26–24 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 47 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 35–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 22–19 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1–1 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 43 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 23–20 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1997-98
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 16% | .364 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 6% | .250 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 2% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 25% | .176 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 51% | .441 |
Average shot distance 19.3 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 6% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $658,000 |
| 1991-92 | $733,000 |
| 1992-93 | $750,000 |
| 1993-94 | $850,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,060,000 |
| 1995-96 | $1,265,000 |
| 1996-97 | $1,355,000 |
| 1997-98 | $3,500,000 |
| Career earnings | $10,171,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Nate McMillan's career stats?
Nate McMillan has averaged 5.9 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 6.1 APG over 12 seasons (1986-87–1997-98).
How much does Nate McMillan make?
Nate McMillan's salary is $3,500,000 for the 1997-98 season, with career earnings of about $10.2M.
How tall is Nate McMillan?
Nate McMillan is 6-5 (195 lb).
When was Nate McMillan drafted?
Nate McMillan was drafted in 1986, round 2, pick 30.