Alex English vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and Alex English 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex English 0 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Alex English 15 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Alex English 10 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Alex English 8 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 3 Greg Smith 0

Scoring Leader Alex English 1 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 21.5 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Alex English 3.6 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.9 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.7 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 25,613 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Alex English 6,538 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Alex English 4,351 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Alex English 1,067 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Alex English 833 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Alex English 1,193 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .507 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Alex English .217 * Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .832 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 29.8 (1986) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.1 (1979) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Alex English 5.3 (1982) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.4 (1983) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.5 (1983) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 24.4 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Alex English 4.3 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.7 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.5 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 1,661 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Alex English 371 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Alex English 293 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Alex English 47 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Alex English 32 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Alex English 68 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .503 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Alex English .000 * Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .862 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 30.2 (1985) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.0 (1984) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex English 6.0 (1983) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.2 (1985) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.0 (1983) Greg Smith - *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.