Nate Thurmond vs. Hot Rod Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hot Rod 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.

Hot Rod Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Hot Rod Williams: 1986-87 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Hot Rod Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Hot Rod Williams 13

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Hot Rod Williams 9

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Hot Rod Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Hot Rod 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 Hot Rod Williams 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Hot Rod Williams 6.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Hot Rod Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Hot Rod Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Hot Rod Williams 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Hot Rod Williams 9,784

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Hot Rod Williams 5,998

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Hot Rod Williams 1,592

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Hot Rod Williams 746

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Hot Rod Williams 1,456

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Hot Rod Williams 887

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Hot Rod Williams .480

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Hot Rod Williams .105

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Hot Rod Williams .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Hot Rod Williams 16.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Hot Rod Williams 8.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Hot Rod Williams 2.6 (1995)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Hot Rod Williams 1.1 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Hot Rod Williams 2.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Hot Rod Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Hot Rod Williams 6.3

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Hot Rod Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Hot Rod Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Hot Rod Williams 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Hot Rod Williams 621

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Hot Rod Williams 358

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Hot Rod Williams 100

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Hot Rod Williams 47

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Hot Rod Williams 70

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Hot Rod Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Hot Rod Williams .479

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Hot Rod Williams .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Hot Rod Williams .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Hot Rod Williams 19.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Hot Rod Williams 9.2 (1990)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Hot Rod Williams 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Hot Rod Williams 2.3 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Hot Rod Williams 1.8 (1996)

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.