Nate Thurmond vs. Gus Williams Comparison

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

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nate Thurmond 0 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Gus Williams 2

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Gus 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 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Gus Williams 291

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Gus Williams 40

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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.