Zach LaVine vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)