Nate Thurmond vs. Jay Williams Comparison

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

Jay Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jay Williams: 2002-03 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jay Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jay Williams 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jay Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jay Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jay 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 Jay Williams 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jay Williams 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jay Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jay Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jay Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jay Williams 714

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jay Williams 195

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jay Williams 350

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jay Williams 86

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jay Williams 17

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jay Williams 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jay Williams .399

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jay Williams .322

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jay Williams .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jay Williams 9.5 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jay Williams 2.6 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jay Williams 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jay Williams 1.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jay Williams 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jay Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jay Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jay Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jay Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jay Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jay Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jay Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jay Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jay Williams -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jay Williams -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jay Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jay Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jay Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jay Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jay 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.