Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Michael Smith Comparison

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

Michael Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael Smith: 1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Michael Smith 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Michael Smith 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Smith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Smith 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Michael Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael 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 Michael Smith 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Michael Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Michael Smith 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Michael Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Michael Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Michael Smith 2,527

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Michael Smith 3,193

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Michael Smith 661

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Michael Smith 361

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Michael Smith 248

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Michael Smith 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Michael Smith .538

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Michael Smith .143

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Michael Smith .529

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Michael Smith 6.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Michael Smith 9.5 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Michael Smith 2.4 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Michael Smith 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Michael Smith 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Michael Smith 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Michael Smith 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Michael Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Michael Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Michael Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Michael Smith 19

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Michael Smith 22

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Michael Smith 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Michael Smith 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Michael Smith 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Michael Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Michael Smith .583

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Michael Smith .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Michael Smith 4.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Michael Smith 5.5 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Michael Smith 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Michael Smith 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Michael Smith 0.5 (1996)

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.