LeBron James vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and LeBron James 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2024-25
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 22 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played LeBron James 18 Greg Smith 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Greg Smith 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 21 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Greg Smith 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 21 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Greg Smith 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Greg Smith 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Greg Smith 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Greg Smith 0

NBA Cup MVP LeBron James 1 * Greg Smith 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Greg Smith 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.0 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 42,184 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,731 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists LeBron James 11,584 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals LeBron James 2,345 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,150 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,562 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .349 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .737 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,289 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,628 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists LeBron James 2,095 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals LeBron James 493 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 284 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games LeBron James 292 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.