Zach LaVine vs. Phil Smith Comparison

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

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Phil Smith 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Phil Smith 165

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Phil Smith 18

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.