Joel Embiid vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Greg Smith 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.