Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

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

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Garfield Smith 1

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Garfield 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 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Garfield Smith 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Garfield Smith 17

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

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

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Garfield Smith .385

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

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Garfield Smith - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Garfield Smith 0

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

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.