Nate Thurmond vs. Art Williams Comparison

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

Art Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Art 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 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Art Williams .409

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Art Williams .417

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

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.