Ja Morant vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Garfield Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.