Nate Thurmond vs. Cliff Williams Comparison

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

Cliff Williams

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Cliff Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Cliff Williams 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Cliff Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Cliff Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Cliff 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 Cliff Williams 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Cliff Williams 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Cliff Williams 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Cliff Williams 4

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Cliff Williams 3

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Cliff Williams 2

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Cliff Williams 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Cliff Williams .222

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Cliff Williams -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Cliff Williams 1.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Cliff Williams 1.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Cliff Williams 0.7 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Cliff Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Cliff Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Cliff Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Cliff Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Cliff Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Cliff Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Cliff Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Cliff Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Cliff Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Cliff Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Cliff Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Cliff Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Cliff Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Cliff Williams - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.