Nate Thurmond vs. Elliot Williams Comparison

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

Elliot Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Elliot Williams: 2011-12 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Elliot Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Elliot Williams 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Elliot Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Elliot Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Elliot 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 Elliot Williams 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Elliot Williams 1.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Elliot Williams 0.9

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Elliot Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Elliot Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Elliot Williams 537

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Elliot Williams 161

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Elliot Williams 94

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Elliot Williams 45

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Elliot Williams 6

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Elliot Williams 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Elliot Williams .421

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Elliot Williams .310

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Elliot Williams .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Elliot Williams 6.0 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Elliot Williams 1.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Elliot Williams 1.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Elliot Williams 0.5 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Elliot Williams 0.1 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Elliot Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Elliot Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Elliot Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Elliot Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Elliot Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Elliot Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Elliot Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Elliot Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Elliot Williams -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Elliot Williams -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Elliot Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Elliot Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Elliot Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Elliot Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Elliot 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.