Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Derek Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derek Smith and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Derek Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Derek Smith: 1982-83 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derek Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Derek Smith 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Derek Smith 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Derek Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derek Smith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derek Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Derek Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Derek Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Derek Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Derek Smith 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derek Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derek Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Derek Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derek Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Derek Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Derek Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Derek Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Derek Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Derek Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Derek Smith 5,232

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Derek Smith 1,300

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Derek Smith 866

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Derek Smith 265

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Derek Smith 175

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Derek Smith 408

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Derek Smith .499

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Derek Smith .294

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Derek Smith .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Derek Smith 23.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Derek Smith 5.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Derek Smith 3.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Derek Smith 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Derek Smith 1.2 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Derek Smith 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Derek Smith 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Derek Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Derek Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Derek Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Derek Smith 59

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Derek Smith 16

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Derek Smith 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Derek Smith 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Derek Smith 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Derek Smith 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Derek Smith .535

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Derek Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Derek Smith .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Derek Smith 11.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Derek Smith 2.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Derek Smith 1.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Derek Smith 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Derek Smith 0.1 (1991)

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.