Nate Thurmond vs. Pete Williams Comparison

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

Pete Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Pete Williams: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Pete Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Pete Williams 2

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Pete Williams 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Pete Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Pete 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 Pete Williams 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Pete Williams 2.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Pete Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Pete Williams 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Pete Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Pete Williams 153

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Pete Williams 147

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Pete Williams 15

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Pete Williams 19

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Pete Williams 23

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Pete Williams 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Pete Williams .602

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Pete Williams .425

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Pete Williams 2.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Pete Williams 2.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Pete Williams 0.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Pete Williams 0.4 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Pete Williams 0.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Pete Williams 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Pete Williams 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Pete Williams 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Pete Williams 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Pete Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Pete Williams 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Pete Williams 4

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Pete Williams 3

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Pete Williams 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Pete Williams 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Pete Williams 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Pete Williams .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Pete Williams .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Pete Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Pete Williams 1.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Pete Williams 1.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Pete Williams 0.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Pete Williams 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Pete Williams 0.0 (1986)

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.