Garfield Smith vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Wallace and Garfield Smith 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

Garfield Smith

vs.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Garfield Smith 2 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Garfield Smith 1 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Garfield Smith 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Garfield Smith 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 2.7 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 2.1 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Garfield Smith 168 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Garfield Smith 132 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Garfield Smith 17 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Garfield Smith 63 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garfield Smith .385 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Garfield Smith .322 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 0.5 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.0 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Garfield Smith 2 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Garfield Smith 1 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Garfield Smith 0 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Garfield Smith 4 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garfield Smith .200 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Garfield Smith .000 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.