Nate Thurmond vs. Bernie Williams Comparison

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

Bernie Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Bernie Williams: 1969-70 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Bernie Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Bernie Williams 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Bernie Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Bernie Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Bernie Williams 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Bernie Williams 2.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Bernie Williams 890

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Bernie Williams 240

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Bernie Williams 278

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Bernie Williams 128

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Bernie Williams .371

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Bernie Williams .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Bernie Williams 8.3 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Bernie Williams 2.2 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Bernie Williams 2.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Bernie Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Bernie Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Bernie Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Bernie Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Bernie Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Bernie Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Bernie Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Bernie Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Bernie Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.