Nate Thurmond vs. Ron Williams Comparison

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

Ron Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Ron Williams: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Ron Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Ron Williams 8

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Ron Williams 5

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Ron Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Ron 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 Ron Williams 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Ron Williams 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Ron Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Ron Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Ron Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Ron Williams 4,797

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Ron Williams 971

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Ron Williams 1,818

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Ron Williams 75 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Ron Williams 4 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Ron Williams 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Ron Williams .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Ron Williams .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Ron Williams 14.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Ron Williams 3.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Ron Williams 5.9 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Ron Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Ron Williams 0.0 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Ron Williams 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Ron Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Ron Williams 2.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Ron Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Ron Williams 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Ron Williams 260

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Ron Williams 57

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Ron Williams 94

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Ron Williams 9 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Ron Williams 3 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Ron Williams 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Ron Williams .419

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Ron Williams .881

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Ron Williams 13.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Ron Williams 3.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Ron Williams 5.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Ron Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Ron Williams 0.2 (1974) *

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.