Nate Thurmond vs. Grant Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Grant Williams 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.

Grant Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Grant Williams: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Grant Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Grant Williams 5

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Grant Williams 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Grant Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Grant Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Grant Williams 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 Grant Williams 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Grant Williams 3.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Grant Williams 1.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Grant Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Grant Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Grant Williams 2,558

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Grant Williams 1,311

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Grant Williams 515

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Grant Williams 185

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Grant Williams 187

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Grant Williams 364

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Grant Williams .453

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Grant Williams .377

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Grant Williams .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Grant Williams 10.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Grant Williams 4.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Grant Williams 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Grant Williams 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Grant Williams 0.7 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Grant Williams 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Grant Williams 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Grant Williams 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Grant Williams 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Grant Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Grant Williams 347

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Grant Williams 160

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Grant Williams 47

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Grant Williams 16

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Grant Williams 33

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Grant Williams 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Grant Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Grant Williams .433

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Grant Williams .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Grant Williams 8.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Grant Williams 3.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Grant Williams 1.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Grant Williams 0.3 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Grant Williams 0.8 (2021)

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.