Rik Smits vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Rik Smits 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

Rik Smits

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rik Smits 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Rik Smits 12 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Rik Smits 10 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Rik Smits 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rik Smits 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rik Smits 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rik Smits 14.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rik Smits 12,871 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Rik Smits 5,277 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Rik Smits 1,215 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Rik Smits 372 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Rik Smits 1,111 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Rik Smits 867 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rik Smits .507 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Rik Smits .115 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rik Smits .773 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rik Smits 18.5 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 7.7 (1995) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 2.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.6 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 2.1 (1990) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rik Smits 14.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 5.2 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.5 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 0.9 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rik Smits 1,537 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Rik Smits 540 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Rik Smits 135 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Rik Smits 51 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Rik Smits 90 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Rik Smits 104 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rik Smits .507 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Rik Smits .250 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rik Smits .829 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rik Smits 22.5 (1993) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 8.0 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 2.0 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 (1993) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 1.4 (1991) 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.