Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don 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.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Don Smith	0

NBA Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20
Don Smith	1

Playoffs Played

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18
Don Smith	0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19
Don Smith	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Don Smith	0		*

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Don Smith	0		*

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10
Don Smith	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15
Don Smith	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5
Don Smith	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11
Don Smith	0

Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Don Smith	0

Rebounds Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Don Smith	0		*

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4		*
Don Smith	0		*

Rookie of The Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Don Smith	0		*

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.
Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.
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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.6
Don Smith	0.8

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11.2
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.6
Don Smith	0.3

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	0.9		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.6		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38,387
Don Smith	6

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17,440
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,660
Don Smith	2

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,160		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3,189		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
Don Smith	8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.559
Don Smith	.154

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.056		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.721
Don Smith	.667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8		(1972)
Don Smith	0.8		(1949)

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9		(1976)
Don Smith	-			n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.4		(1979)
Don Smith	0.3		(1949)

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1978)	*
Don Smith	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1976)	*
Don Smith	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.3
Don Smith	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10.5
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.2
Don Smith	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.0		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.4		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,762
Don Smith	-

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2,481
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	767
Don Smith	-

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	189		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	476		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	237
Don Smith	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.533
Don Smith	-

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.000		*
Don Smith	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.740
Don Smith	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	35.2		(1970)
Don Smith	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18.2		(1972)
Don Smith	-			n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.1		(1972)
Don Smith	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1977)	*
Don Smith	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1979)	*
Don Smith	-			n/a **

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.
** 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.