Nate Thurmond vs. Freeman Williams Comparison

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

Freeman Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Freeman Williams: 1978-79 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Freeman Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Freeman Williams 6

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Freeman Williams 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Freeman Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Freeman 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 Freeman Williams 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Freeman Williams 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Freeman Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Freeman Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Freeman Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Freeman Williams 4,738

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Freeman Williams 510

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Freeman Williams 516

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Freeman Williams 247

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Freeman Williams 18

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Freeman Williams 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Freeman Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Freeman Williams .331 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Freeman Williams .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Freeman Williams 19.3 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Freeman Williams 2.3 (1980)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Freeman Williams 2.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Freeman Williams 1.1 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Freeman Williams 0.1 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Freeman Williams 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Freeman Williams 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Freeman Williams 0.0

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Freeman Williams 0.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Freeman Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Freeman Williams 0

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Freeman Williams 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Freeman Williams 0

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Freeman Williams 0

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Freeman Williams 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Freeman Williams 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Freeman Williams .000

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Freeman Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Freeman Williams 0.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Freeman Williams 0.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Freeman Williams 0.0 (1982)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Freeman Williams 0.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Freeman Williams 0.0 (1982)

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. 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.