William Howard vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

William Howard

vs.

Nate Thurmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons William Howard 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Howard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game William Howard 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game William Howard 0.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game William Howard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game William Howard 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds William Howard 2 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists William Howard 1 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games William Howard 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Howard .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage William Howard .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Howard - Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Howard 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game William Howard 1.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game William Howard 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game William Howard 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game William Howard 0.0 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Howard - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds William Howard - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists William Howard - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals William Howard - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks William Howard - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games William Howard 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Howard - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage William Howard - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Howard - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game William Howard - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game William Howard - 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.