Michael Jordan vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Joe Smith 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Joe Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Joe Smith 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Joe Smith 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Joe Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)