Mike Smrek vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Mike Smrek

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Smrek: 1985-86 to 1991-92
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Smrek 2 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mike Smrek 7 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mike Smrek 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mike Smrek 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Smrek 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Smrek 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Smrek 2.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Smrek 2.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mike Smrek 0.3 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mike Smrek 0.2 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Smrek 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Smrek 554 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mike Smrek 422 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mike Smrek 49 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mike Smrek 37 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mike Smrek 150 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mike Smrek 194 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Smrek .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mike Smrek .000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Smrek .617 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Smrek 4.5 (1989) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Smrek 3.0 (1989) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mike Smrek 0.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Smrek 0.3 (1990) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Smrek 1.3 (1989) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Smrek 0.5 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Smrek 0.6 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mike Smrek 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike Smrek 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Smrek 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Smrek 11 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mike Smrek 13 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mike Smrek 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mike Smrek 1 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mike Smrek 10 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mike Smrek 21 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Smrek .188 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mike Smrek - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Smrek .556 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Smrek 0.8 (1987) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Smrek 0.8 (1988) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Smrek 0.0 (1988) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Smrek 0.1 (1988) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Smrek 0.6 (1987) 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.