Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ed Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Smith and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Ed Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ed Smith: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Ed Smith	0

NBA Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20
Ed Smith	1

Playoffs Played

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18
Ed Smith	0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19
Ed Smith	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Ed Smith	0		*

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Ed Smith	0		*

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10
Ed Smith	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15
Ed Smith	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5
Ed Smith	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11
Ed Smith	0

Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Ed Smith	0

Rebounds Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Ed Smith	0

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4		*
Ed Smith	0		*

Rookie of The Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Ed Smith	0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.
Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
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
Ed Smith	2.9

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11.2
Ed Smith	2.7

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.6
Ed Smith	0.8

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	0.9		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.6		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38,387
Ed Smith	35

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17,440
Ed Smith	32

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,660
Ed Smith	10

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,160		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3,189		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
Ed Smith	12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.559
Ed Smith	.286

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.056		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.721
Ed Smith	.538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8		(1972)
Ed Smith	2.9		(1954)

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9		(1976)
Ed Smith	2.7		(1954)

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.4		(1979)
Ed Smith	0.8		(1954)

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1978)	*
Ed Smith	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1976)	*
Ed Smith	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.3
Ed Smith	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10.5
Ed Smith	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.2
Ed Smith	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.0		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.4		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,762
Ed Smith	-

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2,481
Ed Smith	-

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	767
Ed Smith	-

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	189		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	476		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	237
Ed Smith	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.533
Ed Smith	-

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.000		*
Ed Smith	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.740
Ed Smith	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	35.2		(1970)
Ed Smith	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18.2		(1972)
Ed Smith	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.1		(1972)
Ed Smith	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1977)	*
Ed Smith	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1979)	*
Ed Smith	-			n/a **

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.
** 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.