LaMelo Ball vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 205

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 58

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.