Jason Smith vs. Nate Thurmond Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nate Thurmond and Jason Smith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jason Smith played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Nate Thurmond, who played 14. Jason Smith had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Nate Thurmond had his rookie season in 1963-64. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Jason Smith |
11 |
4 |
2007-08 to 2018-19 |
Nate Thurmond |
14 |
9 |
1963-64 to 1976-77 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
76 |
14.6 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.659 |
Nate Thurmond |
76 |
25.9 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
.395 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.549 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
6 |
13.7 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Nate Thurmond |
12 |
34.2 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
12.3 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.679 |
Note: Jason Smith didn't play in 2008-09.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
56 |
11.8 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.431 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.345 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.690 |
Nate Thurmond |
77 |
41.2 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
18.1 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.7 |
16.1 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.6 |
.658 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
77 |
14.3 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.843 |
Nate Thurmond |
73 |
39.6 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
18.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.2 |
15.3 |
.406 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
6 |
9.7 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
40 |
23.7 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
8.7 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.111 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.702 |
Nate Thurmond |
65 |
42.5 |
18.7 |
- |
- |
21.3 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.2 |
16.4 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.8 |
.629 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
15 |
46.0 |
15.9 |
- |
- |
23.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
6.2 |
14.3 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
6.1 |
.571 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
51 |
17.2 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.843 |
Nate Thurmond |
51 |
43.6 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
22.0 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.5 |
18.2 |
.411 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.6 |
.644 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
31 |
26.8 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.780 |
Nate Thurmond |
71 |
45.2 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
19.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
8.0 |
19.6 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
8.7 |
.615 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
6 |
43.8 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
19.5 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.7 |
17.0 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.7 |
.588 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
82 |
21.8 |
8.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
.434 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.357 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.830 |
Nate Thurmond |
43 |
44.6 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
17.7 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
7.9 |
19.2 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
8.0 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
76 |
15.5 |
7.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.485 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.806 |
Nate Thurmond |
82 |
40.9 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
7.6 |
17.1 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.6 |
.730 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
5 |
38.4 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
7.2 |
19.4 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
74 |
14.4 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
.529 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.474 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.686 |
Nate Thurmond |
78 |
43.1 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
16.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
8.1 |
18.6 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
13 |
12.1 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.487 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.300 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.714 |
Nate Thurmond |
5 |
46.0 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
17.8 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
10.6 |
24.4 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.6 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
33 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.391 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
.125 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.905 |
Nate Thurmond |
79 |
43.3 |
17.1 |
- |
- |
17.1 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.5 |
14.7 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.6 |
.718 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Nate Thurmond |
11 |
41.8 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.8 |
14.6 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.800 |
|
Season 11 |
|
Jason Smith |
Nate Thurmond |
Season |
2018-19 | 1973-74 |
Team |
Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Defensive Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
20 |
9.6 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.356 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.346 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
Nate Thurmond |
62 |
39.7 |
13.0 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
14.2 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
- |
2.9 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.6 |
.666 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
80 |
34.5 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
8.1 |
11.3 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
- |
3.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.589 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
13 |
19.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
- |
2.8 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.368 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.486 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
78 |
17.9 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
- |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.504 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
13 |
28.8 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
- |
4.0 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.406 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nate Thurmond |
49 |
20.3 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
- |
2.6 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.642 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jason Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Nate Thurmond |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |