David Robinson vs. Ed Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Smith and David Robinson 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

David Robinson

vs.

Ed Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Ed Smith: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Robinson 2 Ed Smith 0

NBA Seasons David Robinson 14 Ed Smith 1

Playoffs Played David Robinson 12 Ed Smith 0

All-Star Games David Robinson 10 Ed Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Robinson 1 Ed Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team David Robinson 4 Ed Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 10 Ed Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team David Robinson 4 Ed Smith 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Robinson 8 Ed Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year David Robinson 1 Ed Smith 0 *

Scoring Leader David Robinson 1 Ed Smith 0

Rebounds Leader David Robinson 1 Ed Smith 0

Blocks Leader David Robinson 1 Ed Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year David Robinson 1 Ed Smith 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 21.1 Ed Smith 2.9

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Ed Smith 2.7

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Ed Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.4 Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 3.0 Ed Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 20,790 Ed Smith 35

Total Rebounds David Robinson 10,497 Ed Smith 32

Total Assists David Robinson 2,441 Ed Smith 10

Total Steals David Robinson 1,388 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 2,954 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 987 Ed Smith 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .518 Ed Smith .286

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .250 Ed Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .736 Ed Smith .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 29.8 (1994) Ed Smith 2.9 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 13.0 (1991) Ed Smith 2.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.8 (1994) Ed Smith 0.8 (1954)

Steals Per Game David Robinson 2.3 (1992) Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.5 (1992) Ed Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Robinson 18.1 Ed Smith -

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 10.6 Ed Smith -

Assists Per Game David Robinson 2.3 Ed Smith -

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.2 Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 2.5 Ed Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Robinson 2,221 Ed Smith -

Total Rebounds David Robinson 1,301 Ed Smith -

Total Assists David Robinson 280 Ed Smith -

Total Steals David Robinson 151 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks David Robinson 312 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Games David Robinson 123 Ed Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Robinson .479 Ed Smith -

3-Point Percentage David Robinson .100 Ed Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Robinson .708 Ed Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Robinson 25.8 (1991) Ed Smith -

Rebounds Per Game David Robinson 14.1 (1998) Ed Smith -

Assists Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1993) Ed Smith -

Steals Per Game David Robinson 1.8 (2000) Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Robinson 4.0 (1990) Ed 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.