Nate Thurmond vs. Shammond Williams Comparison

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

Shammond Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Shammond Williams: 1998-99 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Shammond Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Shammond Williams 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Shammond Williams 4

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Shammond Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Shammond 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 Shammond Williams 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Shammond Williams 1.6

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Shammond Williams 2.4

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Shammond Williams 0.6

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Shammond Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Shammond Williams 1,892

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Shammond Williams 518

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Shammond Williams 765

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Shammond Williams 196

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Shammond Williams 14

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Shammond Williams 325

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Shammond Williams .401

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Shammond Williams .366

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Shammond Williams .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Shammond Williams 8.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Shammond Williams 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Shammond Williams 3.4 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Shammond Williams 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Shammond Williams 0.1 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Shammond Williams 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Shammond Williams 1.2

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Shammond Williams 2.1

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Shammond Williams 0.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Shammond Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Shammond Williams 92

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Shammond Williams 18

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Shammond Williams 32

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Shammond Williams 11

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Shammond Williams 1

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Shammond Williams 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Shammond Williams .472

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Shammond Williams .458

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Shammond Williams .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Shammond Williams 10.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Shammond Williams 2.2 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Shammond Williams 3.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Shammond Williams 1.6 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Shammond Williams 0.3 (2007)

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.