Nate Thurmond vs. Mike Williams Comparison

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

Mike Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Mike Williams: 1989-90 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Nate Thurmond	0
Mike Williams	0

NBA Seasons

Nate Thurmond	14
Mike Williams	1

Playoffs Played

Nate Thurmond	9
Mike Williams	0

All-Star Games

Nate Thurmond	7
Mike Williams	0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team

Nate Thurmond	2		*
Mike Williams	0

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Nate Thurmond	5
Mike 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
Mike Williams	0.7

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	15.0
Mike Williams	1.1

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.7
Mike Williams	0.1

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		*
Mike Williams	0.1

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.1		*
Mike Williams	0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	14,437
Mike Williams	15

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	14,464
Mike Williams	23

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	2,575
Mike Williams	2

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	125		*
Mike Williams	3

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	553		*
Mike Williams	7

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	964
Mike Williams	21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.421
Mike Williams	.333

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Mike Williams	.000

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.667
Mike Williams	.500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	21.9		(1970)
Mike Williams	0.7		(1990)

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	22.0		(1968)
Mike Williams	1.1		(1990)

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	4.2		(1968)
Mike Williams	0.1		(1990)

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.7		(1974)	*
Mike Williams	0.1		(1990)

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.9		(1974)	*
Mike Williams	0.3		(1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	11.9
Mike Williams	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	13.6
Mike Williams	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.8
Mike Williams	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.4		*
Mike Williams	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	1.9		*
Mike Williams	-

Totals Stats

Total Points

Nate Thurmond	966
Mike Williams	-

Total Rebounds

Nate Thurmond	1,101
Mike Williams	-

Total Assists

Nate Thurmond	225
Mike Williams	-

Total Steals

Nate Thurmond	11		*
Mike Williams	-

Total Blocks

Nate Thurmond	51		*
Mike Williams	-

Total Games

Nate Thurmond	81
Mike Williams	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.416
Mike Williams	-

3-Point Percentage

Nate Thurmond	-		n/a **
Mike Williams	-

Free Throw Percentage

Nate Thurmond	.621
Mike Williams	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Nate Thurmond	25.4		(1972)
Mike Williams	-

Rebounds Per Game

Nate Thurmond	23.1		(1967)
Mike Williams	-

Assists Per Game

Nate Thurmond	5.2		(1972)
Mike Williams	-

Steals Per Game

Nate Thurmond	0.5		(1976)	*
Mike Williams	-

Blocks Per Game

Nate Thurmond	2.2		(1976)	*
Mike 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.