Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dennis Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Smith Jr. and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Dennis Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dennis Smith Jr.: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dennis Smith Jr. 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Dennis Smith Jr. 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dennis Smith Jr. 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dennis Smith Jr. 4.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dennis Smith Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dennis Smith Jr. 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dennis Smith Jr. 3,160

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dennis Smith Jr. 967

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dennis Smith Jr. 1,381

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dennis Smith Jr. 377

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dennis Smith Jr. 109

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dennis Smith Jr. 326

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dennis Smith Jr. .407

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dennis Smith Jr. .298

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dennis Smith Jr. .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dennis Smith Jr. 15.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dennis Smith Jr. 3.8 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dennis Smith Jr. 5.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dennis Smith Jr. 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dennis Smith Jr. 0.6 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dennis Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dennis Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dennis Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dennis Smith Jr. -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dennis Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dennis Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dennis Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dennis Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dennis Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dennis Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dennis Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dennis Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dennis Smith Jr. -

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.