JaVale McGee vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Steve Smith 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Steve Smith 275

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Steve Smith 29

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)