Nate Thurmond vs. Shawne Williams Comparison

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

Shawne Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Shawne Williams: 2006-07 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Shawne Williams 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Shawne Williams 7

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Shawne Williams 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Shawne Williams 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Shawne 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 Shawne Williams 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Shawne Williams 3.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Shawne Williams 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Shawne Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Shawne Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Shawne Williams 1,769

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Shawne Williams 945

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Shawne Williams 220

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Shawne Williams 127

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Shawne Williams 156

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Shawne Williams 314

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Shawne Williams .403

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Shawne Williams .339

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Shawne Williams .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Shawne Williams 7.1 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Shawne Williams 4.6 (2014)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Shawne Williams 0.9 (2008)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Shawne Williams 0.6 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Shawne Williams 0.8 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Shawne Williams 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Shawne Williams 3.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Shawne Williams 1.3

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Shawne Williams 1.0

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Shawne Williams 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Shawne Williams 32

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Shawne Williams 14

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Shawne Williams 5

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Shawne Williams 4

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Shawne Williams 4

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Shawne Williams 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Shawne Williams .417

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Shawne Williams .429

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Shawne Williams .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Shawne Williams 8.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Shawne Williams 3.5 (2011)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Shawne Williams 1.3 (2011)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Shawne Williams 1.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Shawne Williams 1.0 (2011)

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.