Rudy Gobert vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith and Rudy Gobert 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

Rudy Gobert

vs.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gobert: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gobert 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gobert 11 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gobert 8 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gobert 3 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gobert 4 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gobert 6 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gobert 6 Garfield Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Rudy Gobert 3 Garfield Smith 0 *

Rebounds Leader Rudy Gobert 1 Garfield Smith 0

Blocks Leader Rudy Gobert 1 Garfield Smith 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 12.7 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 11.8 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 0.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.1 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gobert 9,592 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Rudy Gobert 8,915 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Rudy Gobert 996 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Rudy Gobert 520 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gobert 1,614 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gobert 757 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gobert .655 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gobert .000 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gobert .639 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 15.9 (2019) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 14.7 (2022) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.0 (2019) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 0.8 (2019) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.7 (2021) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 13.7 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 11.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.1 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 0.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gobert 792 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Rudy Gobert 657 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Rudy Gobert 65 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Rudy Gobert 40 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gobert 97 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gobert 58 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gobert .655 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gobert .000 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gobert .627 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gobert 16.9 (2020) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gobert 13.2 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.0 (2023) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gobert 1.3 (2024) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gobert 2.6 (2019) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.