Gail Goodrich vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Steve Smith 275

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Steve Smith 29

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)

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.