Nick Smith Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Nick Smith Jr. 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

Nick Smith Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Smith Jr.: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Nick Smith Jr. 1 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Nick Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Nick Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Smith Jr. 302 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Nick Smith Jr. 72 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Nick Smith Jr. 59 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Nick Smith Jr. 10 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Nick Smith Jr. 7 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Nick Smith Jr. 51 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Smith Jr. .391 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Nick Smith Jr. .432 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Smith Jr. .867 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Nick Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - 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.