Nate Thurmond vs. Monty Williams Comparison

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

Monty Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Monty Williams: 1994-95 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Monty Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Monty Williams 9

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Monty Williams 6

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Monty Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Monty 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 Monty Williams 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Monty Williams 2.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Monty Williams 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Monty Williams 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Monty Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Monty Williams 2,884

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Monty Williams 1,296

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Monty Williams 544

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Monty Williams 251

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Monty Williams 137

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Monty Williams 456

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Monty Williams .481

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Monty Williams .111

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Monty Williams .665

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Monty Williams 9.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Monty Williams 3.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Monty Williams 1.4 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Monty Williams 0.8 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Monty Williams 0.8 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Monty Williams 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Monty Williams 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Monty Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Monty Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Monty Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Monty Williams 83

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Monty Williams 56

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Monty Williams 10

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Monty Williams 5

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Monty Williams 2

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Monty Williams 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Monty Williams .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Monty Williams .577

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Monty Williams 8.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Monty Williams 5.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Monty Williams 2.3 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Monty Williams 0.8 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Monty Williams 0.7 (2001)

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.