Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Smith and Ben Wallace

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Smith and Ben Wallace played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Steve Smith has a 15-5 winning record over Ben Wallace, but Ben Wallace won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Smith:
1991-92 to 2004-05
Ben Wallace:
1996-97 to 2011-12
20 Games played
18 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Smith
15
15
0
Ben Wallace
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Smith 10.7 2.4 2.0 0.60.4
Ben Wallace 6.1 9.1 0.91.11.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Smith 22 6 5 22
Ben Wallace 16 18 4 46
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Smith 13

games
3

games
11

games
4

games
3

games
Ben Wallace 7

games
15

games
8

games
9

games
10

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
7

games
7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1996
1. Hawks 86   Steve Smith 5 2 5 1 0 3 3 41 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 1-5 .200
Bullets 97   Ben Wallace 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1997
2. Hawks 98   Steve Smith 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 13 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 0-0 -
OT Wizards 89   Ben Wallace 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 09, 1998
3. Hawks 82   Steve Smith 22 4 4 2 2 6 5 41 8-16 .500 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
Wizards 77   Ben Wallace 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1998
4. Hawks 107   Steve Smith 22 6 5 1 2 0 5 49 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 10-12 .833
OT Wizards 102   Ben Wallace 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1998
5. Hawks 91   Steve Smith 18 6 2 1 0 1 3 33 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Wizards 81   Ben Wallace 6 8 1 1 0 0 2 33 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1999
6. Hawks 89   Steve Smith 20 6 4 0 1 4 3 44 6-19 .316 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Wizards 78   Ben Wallace 12 12 1 0 1 6 2 38 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
May. 05, 1999
7. Hawks 100   Steve Smith 17 6 3 2 1 1 1 36 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Wizards 92   Ben Wallace 3 9 0 2 1 1 2 35 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1999
8. Trail Blazers 81   Steve Smith 11 5 4 1 0 3 1 35 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
Magic 79   Ben Wallace 0 10 0 0 1 1 2 21 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 2000
9. Trail Blazers 111   Steve Smith 10 2 2 0 0 2 4 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Magic 92   Ben Wallace 4 12 1 1 4 1 1 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2000
10. Trail Blazers 114   Steve Smith 19 4 2 1 1 0 2 27 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 13-13 1.000
Pistons 83   Ben Wallace 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 14, 2001
11. Trail Blazers 103   Steve Smith 21 2 2 1 0 6 5 31 7-15 .467 2-6 .333 5-7 .714
Pistons 96   Ben Wallace 6 14 3 2 6 1 5 38 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 2002
12. Spurs 97   Steve Smith 15 1 2 0 0 1 3 27 5-7 .714 3-3 1.000 2-3 .667
Pistons 85   Ben Wallace 12 12 1 2 2 1 6 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 12, 2002
13. Spurs 96   Steve Smith 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 26 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Pistons 86   Ben Wallace 7 8 4 1 2 1 2 42 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 06, 2003
14. Spurs 89   Steve Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 83   Ben Wallace 4 10 1 1 2 0 0 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2003
15. Hornets 81   Steve Smith 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 80   Ben Wallace 6 11 1 2 1 2 2 40 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 29, 2003
16. Hornets 99   Steve Smith 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Ben Wallace 16 18 2 1 2 2 2 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 23, 2004
17. Hornets 82   Steve Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 81   Ben Wallace 13 15 0 0 5 1 3 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 2005
18. Heat 72   Steve Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 80   Ben Wallace 12 14 1 2 0 2 3 39 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
2005 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 04, 2005
19. Heat 66   Steve Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 91   Ben Wallace 6 7 1 4 5 2 3 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Jun. 06, 2005
20. Heat 82   Steve Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 88   Ben Wallace 8 9 1 1 0 2 2 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-2 .000