Oscar Robertson vs. Steve Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Smith and Oscar Robertson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Oscar Robertson and Steve Smith both played 14 years in the NBA. Oscar Robertson had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Steve Smith had his rookie season in 1991-92. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Oscar Robertson |
14 |
10 |
1960-61 to 1973-74 |
Steve Smith |
14 |
13 |
1991-92 to 2004-05 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
71 |
42.7 |
30.5 |
- |
- |
10.1 |
9.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.6 |
22.5 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
9.2 |
11.2 |
.822 |
Steve Smith |
61 |
29.6 |
12.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.454 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.320 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
3 |
33.3 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
11.3 |
.529 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
.636 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
79 |
44.3 |
30.8 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
11.0 |
22.9 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
8.9 |
11.0 |
.803 |
Steve Smith |
48 |
33.5 |
16.0 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
12.9 |
.451 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.402 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
4 |
46.3 |
28.8 |
- |
- |
11.0 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
10.5 |
20.3 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
7.8 |
9.8 |
.795 |
Steve Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
80 |
44.0 |
28.3 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
10.3 |
19.9 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
9.5 |
.810 |
Steve Smith |
78 |
35.6 |
17.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
13.8 |
.456 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.347 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.835 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
12 |
47.5 |
31.8 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
10.3 |
22.0 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
11.1 |
12.8 |
.864 |
Steve Smith |
5 |
38.4 |
19.2 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
16.0 |
.413 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.409 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
.840 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
79 |
45.1 |
31.4 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
10.6 |
22.0 |
.483 |
- |
- |
- |
10.1 |
11.9 |
.853 |
Steve Smith |
80 |
33.3 |
16.3 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
12.6 |
.426 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
.329 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
.841 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
10 |
47.1 |
29.3 |
- |
- |
8.9 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.2 |
20.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
10.9 |
12.7 |
.858 |
Steve Smith |
3 |
36.0 |
19.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
14.3 |
.395 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.389 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.842 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
75 |
45.6 |
30.4 |
- |
- |
9.0 |
11.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
10.8 |
22.4 |
.480 |
- |
- |
- |
8.9 |
10.6 |
.839 |
Steve Smith |
80 |
35.7 |
18.1 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
14.3 |
.432 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.331 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
4 |
48.8 |
28.0 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
9.5 |
22.3 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
9.0 |
9.8 |
.923 |
Steve Smith |
10 |
42.1 |
21.7 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
.439 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.410 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.808 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
76 |
46.0 |
31.3 |
- |
- |
7.7 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
10.8 |
22.7 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
9.8 |
11.6 |
.842 |
Steve Smith |
72 |
39.1 |
20.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
15.9 |
.429 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.335 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
5 |
44.8 |
31.8 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.8 |
24.0 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
12.2 |
13.6 |
.897 |
Steve Smith |
10 |
42.0 |
18.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.396 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.327 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
.824 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
79 |
43.9 |
30.5 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
10.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
10.6 |
21.5 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
9.3 |
10.7 |
.873 |
Steve Smith |
73 |
39.1 |
20.1 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
15.1 |
.444 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.351 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
.855 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
4 |
45.8 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
8.3 |
16.0 |
.516 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.3 |
.892 |
Steve Smith |
4 |
40.0 |
24.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
17.0 |
.574 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
65 |
42.5 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
9.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.2 |
20.3 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
8.9 |
10.2 |
.873 |
Steve Smith |
36 |
36.5 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
.402 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.338 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
9 |
39.6 |
17.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
17.0 |
.353 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.273 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
.907 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
79 |
43.8 |
24.7 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
9.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.3 |
17.1 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
9.7 |
.838 |
Steve Smith |
82 |
32.8 |
14.9 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
11.0 |
.467 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.398 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
16 |
37.8 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.486 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
.547 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.885 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
69 |
41.5 |
25.3 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
8.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
9.4 |
18.4 |
.511 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
8.1 |
.809 |
Steve Smith |
81 |
31.4 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
.456 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.890 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Smith |
3 |
40.7 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
11.3 |
.471 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
.938 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
81 |
39.4 |
19.4 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.3 |
14.7 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.850 |
Steve Smith |
77 |
28.7 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
.455 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
.472 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
14 |
37.1 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.3 |
15.0 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.9 |
.754 |
Steve Smith |
10 |
29.8 |
10.3 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
.368 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.263 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
.967 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
64 |
37.3 |
17.4 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.836 |
Steve Smith |
53 |
19.5 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.388 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.331 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
11 |
34.5 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
5.2 |
12.7 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.833 |
Steve Smith |
9 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
.208 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
.167 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
73 |
37.5 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.847 |
Steve Smith |
71 |
13.1 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.406 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.402 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.928 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
6 |
42.7 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.0 |
16.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.7 |
.912 |
Steve Smith |
5 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.462 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
.545 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
70 |
35.4 |
12.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
- |
1.9 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.835 |
Steve Smith |
50 |
15.0 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.411 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.390 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.863 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Oscar Robertson |
16 |
43.1 |
14.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
- |
2.9 |
5.6 |
12.5 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
Steve Smith |
3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |