Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve 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.

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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Smith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Steve Smith 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Steve Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Smith 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 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Steve Smith 275

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Steve Smith 29

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)

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.