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Joe SmithvsKurt Thomas

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PF · VAL group F

Joe Smith

1996–2011 · 16 seasons

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PF · VAL group F

Kurt Thomas

1996–2013 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Joe Smith and Kurt Thomas: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe Smith	Stat	Kurt Thomas
16	Seasons	18
33.8	Career VAL	34.9
5.2 (1997)	Peak-season VAL	5.8 (2001)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Joe Smith and Kurt Thomas have
Joe Smith	Stat	Kurt Thomas
Career
1,029	Games	1,108

1 stat not compared

Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Joe Smith's career line covers 2002–2011 only (the table behind it does not cover 6 early-career seasons); Kurt Thomas's career line covers 2002–2013 only (the table behind it does not cover 6 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Joe Smith	Kurt Thomas
20	3.6	—
21	5.2	—
22	1.8	—
23	1.7	1.2
24	2.7	0
25	0.8	—
26	4	0.9
27	1.8	3.3
28	2.5	5.8
29	2.2	3.7
30	1.7	3.9
31	1.1	2.1
32	3.2	1.1
33	1.5	2.1
34	0	0.8
35	—	2.6
36	—	3.3
37	—	1.1
38	—	2.5
39	—	0
40	—	0.5

Age	Joe Smith	Kurt Thomas
20	3.6	—
21	5.2	—
22	1.8	—
23	1.7	1.2
24	2.7	0
25	0.8	—
26	4	0.9
27	1.8	3.3
28	2.5	5.8
29	2.2	3.7
30	1.7	3.9
31	1.1	2.1
32	3.2	1.1
33	1.5	2.1
34	0	0.8
35	—	2.6
36	—	3.3
37	—	1.1
38	—	2.5
39	—	0
40	—	0.5

Age	Joe Smith	Kurt Thomas
20	3.6	—
21	5.2	—
22	1.8	—
23	1.7	1.2
24	2.7	0
25	0.8	—
26	4	0.9
27	1.8	3.3
28	2.5	5.8
29	2.2	3.7
30	1.7	3.9
31	1.1	2.1
32	3.2	1.1
33	1.5	2.1
34	0	0.8
35	—	2.6
36	—	3.3
37	—	1.1
38	—	2.5
39	—	0
40	—	0.5

Age	Joe Smith	Kurt Thomas
20	3.6	—
21	5.2	—
22	1.8	—
23	1.7	1.2
24	2.7	0
25	0.8	—
26	4	0.9
27	1.8	3.3
28	2.5	5.8
29	2.2	3.7
30	1.7	3.9
31	1.1	2.1
32	3.2	1.1
33	1.5	2.1
34	0	0.8
35	—	2.6
36	—	3.3
37	—	1.1
38	—	2.5
39	—	0
40	—	0.5