Nate Thurmond vs. Mark Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark 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.

Mark Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Mark Williams: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Mark Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Mark Williams 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Mark Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Mark Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Mark 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 Mark Williams 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Mark Williams 7.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Mark Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Mark Williams 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Mark Williams 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Mark Williams 629

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Mark Williams 488

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Mark Williams 40

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Mark Williams 44

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Mark Williams 65

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Mark Williams 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Mark Williams .642

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mark Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Mark Williams .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Mark Williams 12.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Mark Williams 9.7 (2024)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Mark Williams 1.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Mark Williams 0.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Mark Williams 1.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Mark Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Mark Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Mark Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Mark Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Mark Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Mark Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Mark Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Mark Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Mark Williams -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Mark Williams -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Mark Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Mark Williams -

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Mark Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Mark Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Mark Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Mark Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Mark Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Mark Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Mark Williams -

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.