Nate Thurmond vs. Earl Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Williams and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Earl Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Earl Williams: 1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Nate Thurmond	0
Earl Williams	0

NBA Seasons

Nate Thurmond	14
Earl Williams	4

Playoffs Played

Nate Thurmond	9
Earl Williams	0

All-Star Games

Nate Thurmond	7
Earl Williams	0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team

Nate Thurmond	2		*
Earl Williams	0

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Nate Thurmond	5
Earl 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
Earl Williams	4.5

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Earl Williams	5.6

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.7
Earl Williams	0.9

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		*
Earl Williams	0.4

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.1		*
Earl Williams	0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	14,437
Earl Williams	664

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	14,464
Earl Williams	814

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	2,575
Earl Williams	126

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	125		*
Earl Williams	62

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	553		*
Earl Williams	62

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	964
Earl Williams	146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.421
Earl Williams	.432

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Earl Williams	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.667
Earl Williams	.475

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	21.9		(1970)
Earl Williams	6.1		(1979)

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	22.0		(1968)
Earl Williams	5.8		(1975)

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	4.2		(1968)
Earl Williams	1.2		(1975)

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.7		(1974)	*
Earl Williams	0.6		(1979)

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.9		(1974)	*
Earl Williams	1.0		(1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	11.9
Earl Williams	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	13.6
Earl Williams	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.8
Earl Williams	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.4		*
Earl Williams	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	1.9		*
Earl Williams	-

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	966
Earl Williams	-

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	1,101
Earl Williams	-

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	225
Earl Williams	-

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	11		*
Earl Williams	-

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	51		*
Earl Williams	-

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	81
Earl Williams	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.416
Earl Williams	-

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Earl Williams	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.621
Earl Williams	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	25.4		(1972)
Earl Williams	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	23.1		(1967)
Earl Williams	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	5.2		(1972)
Earl Williams	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		(1976)	*
Earl Williams	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.2		(1976)	*
Earl 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.