Jabari Smith vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Jabari Smith 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

Jabari Smith

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Smith: 2000-01 to 2004-05
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jabari Smith 4 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jabari Smith 2 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Jabari Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Smith 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Smith 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Smith 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Smith 329 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jabari Smith 178 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jabari Smith 66 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jabari Smith 37 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jabari Smith 26 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jabari Smith 108 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Smith .413 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jabari Smith .125 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Smith .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Smith 3.7 (2005) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith 2.5 (2005) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith 0.8 (2005) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jabari Smith 0.6 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Smith 0.3 (2005) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Smith 0.7 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Smith 0.1 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Smith 5 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Jabari Smith 3 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Jabari Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jabari Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jabari Smith 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jabari Smith 7 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Smith .500 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Jabari Smith - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Smith .750 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Smith 1.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith 0.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Smith 0.0 (2005) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Smith 0.3 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.