Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Jabari Smith Jr.

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Smith Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Jabari Smith Jr. 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Jabari Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 9

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

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari 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 Jabari Smith Jr. 13.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 7.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 1.4 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 0.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Smith Jr. 2,054 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Jabari Smith Jr. 1,185 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Jabari Smith Jr. 222 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Jabari Smith Jr. 95 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 135 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Jabari Smith Jr. 155 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Smith Jr. .430 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Jabari Smith Jr. .335 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Smith Jr. .798 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 13.7 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 8.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 1.6 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

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

Blocks Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 (2023) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 2.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 966

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

Total Assists Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Jabari Smith Jr. - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Jabari Smith Jr. 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jabari 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.