Nate Thurmond vs. Corliss Williamson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Corliss Williamson 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.

Corliss Williamson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Corliss Williamson: 1995-96 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Corliss Williamson 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Corliss Williamson 12

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Corliss Williamson 8

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Corliss Williamson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Corliss Williamson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Corliss Williamson 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 Corliss Williamson 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Corliss Williamson 3.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Corliss Williamson 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Corliss Williamson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Corliss Williamson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Corliss Williamson 9,147

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Corliss Williamson 3,183

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Corliss Williamson 972

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Corliss Williamson 462

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Corliss Williamson 261

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Corliss Williamson 822

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Corliss Williamson .490

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Corliss Williamson .136

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Corliss Williamson .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Corliss Williamson 17.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Corliss Williamson 5.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Corliss Williamson 2.9 (1998)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Corliss Williamson 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Corliss Williamson 0.6 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Corliss Williamson 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Corliss Williamson 2.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Corliss Williamson 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Corliss Williamson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Corliss Williamson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Corliss Williamson 496

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Corliss Williamson 173

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Corliss Williamson 50

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Corliss Williamson 23

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Corliss Williamson 11

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Corliss Williamson 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Corliss Williamson .436

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Corliss Williamson .000

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Corliss Williamson .781

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Corliss Williamson 13.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Corliss Williamson 5.3 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Corliss Williamson 1.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Corliss Williamson 0.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Corliss Williamson 0.4 (2005)

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.