Jeremy Lin vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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, this player has no data for the stat.