Chet Holmgren vs. Don Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Smith and Chet Holmgren, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chet Holmgren and Don Smith both played 1 year in the NBA. Chet Holmgren had his first NBA Season in 2023-24, while Don Smith had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24
Don Smith 1 0 1948-49

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren Don Smith
Season 2023-241948-49
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Don Smith 8 - 0.8 - - - 0.3 - - - 0.8 0.3 1.6 .154 - - - 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chet Holmgren 5 32.0 16.0 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.0 0.6 2.8 2.0 2.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.8 5.6 .321 2.2 3.0 .733
Don Smith ------- --- ----------