Keith Smart vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Keith Smart 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

Keith Smart

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Smart: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Keith Smart 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Smart 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Smart 0.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Keith Smart 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Smart 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Smart 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Smart 2 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Keith Smart 1 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Keith Smart 2 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Keith Smart 2 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Smart .000 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Keith Smart .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Smart 1.000 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Smart 1.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Smart 0.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keith Smart 1.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Keith Smart 0.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Smart 0.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Keith Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Smart - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Smart - 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.