Chris Paul vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith and Chris Paul 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

Chris Paul

vs.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Paul 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Chris Paul 19 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Chris Paul 15 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Chris Paul 12 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chris Paul 4 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Paul 11 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Paul 7 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Paul 9 Garfield Smith 0

Assists Leader Chris Paul 5 Garfield Smith 0

Steals Leader Chris Paul 6 Garfield Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year Chris Paul 1 Garfield Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Paul 17.5 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 4.5 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 9.4 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 2.1 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Paul 22,288 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Chris Paul 5,682 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Chris Paul 11,894 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Chris Paul 2,614 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Chris Paul 200 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Chris Paul 1,272 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Paul .471 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Chris Paul .369 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Paul .870 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Paul 22.8 (2009) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 5.5 (2009) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 11.6 (2008) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 2.8 (2009) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.4 (2023) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Paul 20.0 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 4.9 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 8.3 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 1.9 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Paul 2,981 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Chris Paul 730 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Chris Paul 1,233 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Chris Paul 287 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Chris Paul 31 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Chris Paul 149 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Paul .484 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Chris Paul .373 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Paul .854 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Paul 25.3 (2017) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Paul 7.4 (2020) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Chris Paul 11.5 (2011) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Paul 2.8 (2014) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Chris Paul 0.7 (2023) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.