Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ed Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Smith and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Ed Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ed Smith: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Ed Smith 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Ed Smith 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Ed Smith 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ed Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Smith 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Smith 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Ed Smith 2.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Ed Smith 2.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Ed Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Ed Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Ed Smith 35

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Ed Smith 32

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Ed Smith 10

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Ed Smith 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Ed Smith .286

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Ed Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Ed Smith .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Ed Smith 2.9 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Ed Smith 2.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Ed Smith 0.8 (1954)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Ed Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Ed Smith -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Ed Smith -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Ed Smith -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Ed Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Ed Smith -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Ed Smith -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Ed Smith -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Ed Smith - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Ed Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Ed Smith -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Ed Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Ed Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Ed Smith -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Ed Smith -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Ed Smith -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Ed Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Ed 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.