Nate Thurmond vs. Kenny Williams Comparison

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

Kenny Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Kenny Williams: 1990-91 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Kenny Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Kenny Williams 4

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Kenny Williams 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Kenny Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Kenny 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 Kenny Williams 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Kenny Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Kenny Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Kenny Williams 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Kenny Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Kenny Williams 1,247

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Kenny Williams 693

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Kenny Williams 161

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Kenny Williams 76

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Kenny Williams 166

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Kenny Williams 260

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Kenny Williams .511

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Kenny Williams .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Kenny Williams 6.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Kenny Williams 4.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Kenny Williams 0.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Kenny Williams 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Kenny Williams 0.8 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Kenny Williams 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Kenny Williams 1.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Kenny Williams 0.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Kenny Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Kenny Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Kenny Williams 22

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Kenny Williams 17

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Kenny Williams 7

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Kenny Williams 6

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Kenny Williams 5

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Kenny Williams 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Kenny Williams .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Kenny Williams .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Kenny Williams 1.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Kenny Williams 1.4 (1994)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Kenny Williams 1.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Kenny Williams 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Kenny Williams 1.0 (1993)

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.