Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nick Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Smith Jr. and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Nick Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nick Smith Jr.: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nick Smith Jr. 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nick Smith Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Nick Smith Jr. 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nick Smith Jr. 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nick Smith Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nick Smith Jr. 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nick Smith Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nick Smith Jr. 302

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nick Smith Jr. 72

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nick Smith Jr. 59

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nick Smith Jr. 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nick Smith Jr. 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nick Smith Jr. 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nick Smith Jr. .391

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nick Smith Jr. .432

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nick Smith Jr. .867

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nick Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nick Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nick Smith Jr. -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.