Nate Thurmond vs. Milt Williams Comparison

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

Milt Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Milt Williams: 1970-71 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Milt Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Milt Williams 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Milt Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Milt Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Milt 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 Milt Williams 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Milt Williams 0.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Milt Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Milt Williams 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Milt Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Milt Williams 236

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Milt Williams 51

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Milt Williams 125

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Milt Williams 25 *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Milt Williams 0 *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Milt Williams 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Milt Williams .424

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Milt Williams .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Milt Williams 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Milt Williams 0.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Milt Williams 2.0 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Milt Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Milt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Milt Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Milt Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Milt Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Milt Williams - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Milt Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Milt Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Milt Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Milt Williams - *

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Milt Williams - *

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Milt Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Milt Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Milt Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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