Tony Smith vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

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

Tony Smith

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Smith: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Tony Smith 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Tony Smith 6 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Tony Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Smith 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Smith 5.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 1.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Smith 2,504 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Tony Smith 735 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Tony Smith 881 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Tony Smith 319 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Tony Smith 79 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Tony Smith 457 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Smith .431 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Tony Smith .307 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Smith .690 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Smith 8.8 (1994) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 2.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 2.6 (1996) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 1.2 (2001) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.3 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Smith 3.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 0.8 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 0.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Smith 87 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Tony Smith 21 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Tony Smith 22 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Tony Smith 11 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Tony Smith 1 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Tony Smith 27 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Smith .420 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Tony Smith .333 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Smith .556 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Smith 7.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 1.6 (1993) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 2.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 1.3 (1996) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.2 (1993) 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.