Russ Smith vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Russ Smith

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Russ Smith 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Russ Smith 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Russ Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Russ 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 Russ Smith 2.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Smith 0.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Russ Smith 0.7 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Russ Smith 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Smith 53 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Russ Smith 15 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Russ Smith 19 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Russ Smith 8 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Russ Smith 1 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Russ Smith 27 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Smith .319 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Russ Smith .188 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Smith .769 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Smith 2.5 (2015) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Smith 0.6 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Russ Smith 0.7 (2016) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Russ Smith 0.3 (2016) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Russ Smith 0.1 (2016) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Russ Smith 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Russ Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Russ Smith 2 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Russ Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Russ Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Russ Smith 2 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Smith - Nate Thurmond .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Russ Smith - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Russ Smith 1.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 (2015) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Russ Smith 0.0 (2015) 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.