Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Derek Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Derek Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 16-2 winning record over Derek Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Derek Smith:
1982-83 to 1990-91
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16
16
0
Derek Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.6 7.0 2.3 0.71.8
Derek Smith 14.1 2.9 2.40.60.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 14 5 47
Derek Smith 34 6 10 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12

games
15

games
10

games
5

games
12

games
Derek Smith 6

games
1

game
8

games
6

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
0

games
7

games
5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 08, 1983
1. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 9 3 2 1 1 2 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 107   Derek Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
2. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 7 2 2 1 4 1 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 110   Derek Smith 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 04, 1983
3. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 8 2 0 3 1 1 28 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 99   Derek Smith 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 16, 1983
4. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 6 3 2 2 1 3 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 109   Derek Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1984
5. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 3 0 1 1 1 17 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 116   Derek Smith 19 3 1 1 0 1 5 24 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 25, 1984
6. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 4 2 1 1 1 4 36 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Clippers 102   Derek Smith 26 1 1 1 1 0 2 40 13-17 .765 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
7. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 3 0 0 0 4 4 32 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 122   Derek Smith 18 5 4 0 1 0 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
8. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 11 2 0 7 4 4 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 103   Derek Smith 17 4 1 0 0 3 3 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 29, 1984
9. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 6 4 0 2 3 5 34 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 107   Derek Smith 16 6 2 1 0 2 3 34 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 22, 1985
10. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 2 4 0 1 3 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Clippers 114   Derek Smith 20 4 5 0 0 1 3 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Feb. 02, 1985
11. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 14 4 0 4 2 3 36 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 96   Derek Smith 15 6 1 3 3 2 4 34 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 12, 1985
12. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 7 2 0 2 2 0 26 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Clippers 110   Derek Smith 17 3 3 0 1 1 2 29 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 16, 1985
13. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 9 2 0 0 1 4 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 112   Derek Smith 34 6 3 0 0 1 3 35 14-20 .700 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
14. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 5 0 4 5 3 39 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 111   Derek Smith 26 4 10 2 1 3 6 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Feb. 04, 1987
15. Lakers 128   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 5 1 0 2 0 3 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 92   Derek Smith 10 1 2 1 0 2 3 26 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Feb. 10, 1987
16. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 8 1 0 0 2 3 29 4-14 .286 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 98   Derek Smith 8 4 7 1 0 2 4 35 3-15 .200 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1988
17. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 6 1 1 2 1 1 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 94   Derek Smith 14 3 2 0 0 1 5 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
18. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 2 0 0 0 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 102   Derek Smith 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -