Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Deb Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deb Smith and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Deb Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Deb Smith: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Deb Smith 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Deb Smith 1

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Deb Smith 1

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Deb Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Deb Smith 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Deb Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Deb Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Deb Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Deb Smith 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Deb Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Deb Smith 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Deb Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Deb Smith 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Deb Smith 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Deb Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Deb Smith 73

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Deb Smith 6

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Deb Smith 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Deb Smith .269

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Deb Smith .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Deb Smith 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Deb Smith 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Deb Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Deb Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Deb Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Deb Smith 0

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Deb Smith 0

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Deb Smith 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Deb Smith -

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Deb Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Deb Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.