LeBron James vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Steve Smith 13

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Steve Smith 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Steve Smith 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Steve Smith 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Steve Smith 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Steve Smith 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Steve Smith 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Steve Smith 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Steve Smith 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Steve Smith 275

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Steve Smith 29

Total Games LeBron James 287 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)