Nate Thurmond vs. Rickey Williams Comparison

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

Rickey Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Rickey Williams: 1982-83 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Rickey Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Rickey Williams 1

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Rickey Williams 0

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Rickey Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Rickey 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 Rickey Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Rickey Williams 0.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Rickey Williams 0.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Rickey Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Rickey Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Rickey Williams 147

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Rickey Williams 38

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Rickey Williams 37

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Rickey Williams 20

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Rickey Williams 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Rickey Williams 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Rickey Williams .415

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Rickey Williams .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Rickey Williams 3.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Rickey Williams 0.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Rickey Williams 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Rickey Williams 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Rickey Williams 0.1 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Rickey Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Rickey Williams -

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Rickey Williams -

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Rickey Williams -

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Rickey Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Rickey Williams -

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Rickey Williams -

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Rickey Williams -

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Rickey Williams -

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Rickey Williams -

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Rickey Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Rickey Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Rickey Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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