Javonte Smart vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Javonte Smart

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Javonte Smart: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Javonte Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Javonte Smart 2 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Javonte Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Javonte Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Javonte Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Javonte Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Javonte Smart 2.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Javonte Smart 1.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Javonte Smart 0.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Javonte Smart 0.3 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Javonte Smart 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Javonte Smart 51 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Javonte Smart 24 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Javonte Smart 16 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Javonte Smart 6 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Javonte Smart 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Javonte Smart 18 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Javonte Smart .317 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Javonte Smart .296 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Javonte Smart .833 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Javonte Smart 3.0 (2022) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Javonte Smart 1.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Javonte Smart 0.9 (2022) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Javonte Smart 0.4 (2022) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Javonte Smart 0.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Javonte Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Javonte Smart - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Javonte Smart - 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.