Nate Thurmond vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

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

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Jayson 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 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Jayson Williams .448

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)

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.