Marcus Smart vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Marcus Smart

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marcus Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Marcus Smart 10 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Marcus Smart 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Marcus Smart 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marcus Smart 3 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Smart 3 Nate Thurmond 5

Defensive Player of The Year Marcus Smart 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 10.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 3.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 6,430 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 2,111 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Marcus Smart 2,786 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Marcus Smart 955 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 219 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Marcus Smart 601 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .388 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .323 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .776 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 12.8 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.3 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.9 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.3 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 1,377 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 469 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Marcus Smart 524 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Marcus Smart 144 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 51 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Marcus Smart 108 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .396 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .334 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .762 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017) 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.