Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jabari Smith Jr. Comparison

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

Jabari Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jabari Smith Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

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

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jabari Smith Jr. 2

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

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jabari 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 Jabari Smith Jr. 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jabari Smith Jr. 7.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jabari Smith Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jabari Smith Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jabari Smith Jr. 2,054

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jabari Smith Jr. 1,185

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jabari Smith Jr. 222

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jabari Smith Jr. 95

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jabari Smith Jr. 135

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jabari Smith Jr. 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jabari Smith Jr. .430

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jabari Smith Jr. .335

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jabari Smith Jr. .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jabari Smith Jr. 13.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jabari Smith Jr. 8.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jabari Smith Jr. 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jabari Smith Jr. 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

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

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

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

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

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

Totals Stats

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

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

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

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

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

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

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jabari 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.