Nate Thurmond vs. Micheal Williams Comparison

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

Micheal Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Micheal Williams: 1988-89 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Micheal Williams 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Micheal Williams 10

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Micheal Williams 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Micheal Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Micheal Williams 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Micheal Williams 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Micheal Williams 2.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Micheal Williams 5.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Micheal Williams 1.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Micheal Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Micheal Williams 4,533

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Micheal Williams 1,050

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Micheal Williams 2,385

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Micheal Williams 717

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Micheal Williams 95

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Micheal Williams 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Micheal Williams .464

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Micheal Williams .227

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Micheal Williams .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Micheal Williams 15.1 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Micheal Williams 3.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Micheal Williams 8.7 (1993)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Micheal Williams 2.9 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Micheal Williams 0.3 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Micheal Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Micheal Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Micheal Williams 4.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Micheal Williams 1.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Micheal Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Micheal Williams 175

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Micheal Williams 35

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Micheal Williams 79

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Micheal Williams 27

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Micheal Williams 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Micheal Williams 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Micheal Williams .439

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Micheal Williams .333

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Micheal Williams .851

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Micheal Williams 20.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Micheal Williams 3.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Micheal Williams 8.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Micheal Williams 3.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Micheal Williams 0.3 (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.