JaVale McGee vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Joe Smith 868

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Joe Smith 38

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)