Karl Malone vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.