Nate Thurmond vs. Herb Williams Comparison

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

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Herb 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 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Herb Williams 25

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Herb Williams .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.