Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jalen Smith Comparison

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

Jalen Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jalen Smith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jalen Smith 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jalen Smith 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen Smith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen Smith 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jalen Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen 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 Jalen Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jalen Smith 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jalen Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jalen Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jalen Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jalen Smith 1,766

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jalen Smith 1,075

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jalen Smith 157

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jalen Smith 54

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jalen Smith 144

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jalen Smith 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jalen Smith .517

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jalen Smith .335

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jalen Smith .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jalen Smith 9.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jalen Smith 6.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jalen Smith 0.3 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jalen Smith 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jalen Smith 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jalen Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jalen Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jalen Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jalen Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jalen Smith 7

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jalen Smith 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jalen Smith 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jalen Smith 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jalen Smith 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jalen Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jalen Smith .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jalen Smith .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jalen Smith 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jalen Smith 4.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jalen Smith 0.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

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.