Nate Thurmond vs. Matt Williams Comparison

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

Matt Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Matt Williams: 2017-18 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Nate Thurmond	0
Matt Williams	0

NBA Seasons

Nate Thurmond	14
Matt Williams	1

Playoffs Played

Nate Thurmond	9
Matt Williams	0

All-Star Games

Nate Thurmond	7
Matt Williams	0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team

Nate Thurmond	2		*
Matt Williams	0

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Nate Thurmond	5
Matt 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
Matt Williams	1.7

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Matt Williams	0.3

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.7
Matt Williams	0.0

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		*
Matt Williams	0.0

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.1		*
Matt Williams	0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	14,437
Matt Williams	5

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	14,464
Matt Williams	1

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	2,575
Matt Williams	0

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	125		*
Matt Williams	0

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	553		*
Matt Williams	0

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	964
Matt Williams	3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.421
Matt Williams	.333

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Matt Williams	.200

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.667
Matt Williams	-

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	21.9		(1970)
Matt Williams	1.7		(2018)

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	22.0		(1968)
Matt Williams	0.3		(2018)

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	4.2		(1968)
Matt Williams	0.0		(2018)

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.7		(1974)	*
Matt Williams	0.0		(2018)

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.9		(1974)	*
Matt Williams	0.0		(2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	11.9
Matt Williams	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	13.6
Matt Williams	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.8
Matt Williams	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.4		*
Matt Williams	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	1.9		*
Matt Williams	-

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	966
Matt Williams	-

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	1,101
Matt Williams	-

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	225
Matt Williams	-

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	11		*
Matt Williams	-

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	51		*
Matt Williams	-

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	81
Matt Williams	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.416
Matt Williams	-

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Matt Williams	-

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.621
Matt Williams	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	25.4		(1972)
Matt Williams	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	23.1		(1967)
Matt Williams	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	5.2		(1972)
Matt Williams	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		(1976)	*
Matt Williams	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.2		(1976)	*
Matt 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.