Bob Lanier vs. Zhaire Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zhaire Smith and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Zhaire Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Zhaire Smith: 2018-19 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Zhaire Smith 2

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Zhaire Smith 1

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Zhaire Smith 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Zhaire Smith 1.2

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Zhaire Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Zhaire Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Zhaire Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Zhaire Smith 48

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Zhaire Smith 15

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Zhaire Smith 12

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Zhaire Smith 5

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Zhaire Smith 2

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Zhaire Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Zhaire Smith .378

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Zhaire Smith .316

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Zhaire Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Zhaire Smith 6.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Zhaire Smith 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Zhaire Smith 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Zhaire Smith 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Zhaire Smith 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Zhaire Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Zhaire Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Zhaire Smith 1

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Zhaire Smith 0

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Zhaire Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Zhaire Smith -

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Zhaire Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Zhaire Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Zhaire Smith 0.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

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.