Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Smyth Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smyth 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.

Joe Smyth

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Smyth 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Smyth 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Smyth 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joe Smyth 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Smyth 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Smyth 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joe Smyth 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joe Smyth 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Joe Smyth 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Joe Smyth 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Smyth 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Smyth 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joe Smyth 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Smyth 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 Joe Smyth 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Smyth 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Smyth 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Smyth 131

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Smyth 98

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Smyth 49

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Smyth 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Smyth .348

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Smyth .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Smyth 3.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Smyth 2.5 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Smyth 1.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joe Smyth - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Smyth -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Smyth -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Smyth -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Smyth -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Smyth -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Smyth -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Smyth 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Smyth -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Smyth -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Smyth -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Smyth -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Smyth -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joe Smyth - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Smyth - 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.