Alen Smailagic vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Alen Smailagic

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alen Smailagic: 2019-20 to 2020-21
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alen Smailagic 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Alen Smailagic 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Alen Smailagic 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Alen Smailagic 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alen Smailagic 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alen Smailagic 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic 3.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alen Smailagic 87 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Alen Smailagic 43 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Alen Smailagic 17 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Alen Smailagic 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Alen Smailagic 9 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Alen Smailagic 29 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alen Smailagic .463 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Alen Smailagic .304 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alen Smailagic .720 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic 4.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic 1.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.9 (2020) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.3 (2021) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Alen Smailagic 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic - 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.