Phil Smith
SG · SEA
Seasons 1974-75–1982-83 · 9 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1952
2× All-StarAll-NBAAll-Defense
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Player info
| Position | SG |
|---|---|
| Number | #20 (also #11) |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1952-04-22 |
| College | San Francisco |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 2, Pick 29 · Golden State Warriors |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1982-83 (9) |
Career averages
15.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.9 APG · 659 games · .476 FG% · .253 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | GSW | 22 | 74 | 14.3 | .476 | — | .804 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 17.6 | .533 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 23 | 82 | 34.1 | .477 | — | .788 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 20.0 | 18.4 | .525 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 24 | 82 | 35.1 | .479 | — | .785 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 19.0 | 16.1 | .525 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 25 | 82 | 35.9 | .472 | — | .812 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 19.7 | 16.5 | .522 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 26 | 59 | 38.8 | .501 | — | .761 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 16.1 | .538 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 27 | 51 | 30.4 | .474 | .318 | .789 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 14.6 | .521 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 28 | 76 | 31.3 | .491 | .222 | .757 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 16.8 | 16.2 | .535 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 29 | 74 | 27.6 | .447 | .185 | .731 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 12.2 | .494 |
| SDC | 29 | 48 | 30.1 | .440 | .208 | .732 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 12.4 | .489 | |
| SEA | 29 | 26 | 22.9 | .468 | 0.000 | .727 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 11.5 | .509 | |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 30 | 79 | 15.7 | .438 | .375 | .759 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 11.7 | .495 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | GSW | 74 | — | 1,055 | 221 | 464 | .476 | — | — | 127 | 158 | 140 | 135 | 62 | 0 | — | 569 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 82 | 2,793 | 659 | 1,383 | .477 | — | — | 323 | 410 | 376 | 362 | 108 | 18 | — | 1,641 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 82 | 82 | 2,880 | 631 | 1,318 | .479 | — | — | 295 | 376 | 332 | 328 | 98 | 29 | — | 1,557 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 82 | 82 | 2,940 | 648 | 1,373 | .472 | — | — | 316 | 389 | 300 | 393 | 108 | 27 | 266 | 1,612 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 59 | — | 2,288 | 489 | 977 | .501 | — | — | 194 | 255 | 212 | 261 | 101 | 23 | 170 | 1,172 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 51 | — | 1,552 | 325 | 685 | .474 | 7 | 22 | 135 | 171 | 146 | 187 | 62 | 15 | 121 | 792 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 76 | — | 2,378 | 519 | 1,057 | .491 | 4 | 18 | 237 | 313 | 156 | 372 | 84 | 18 | 176 | 1,279 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 74 | 41 | 2,042 | 340 | 761 | .447 | 5 | 27 | 163 | 223 | 186 | 307 | 67 | 27 | 155 | 848 |
| SDC | 48 | 39 | 1,446 | 253 | 575 | .440 | 5 | 24 | 123 | 168 | 117 | 233 | 45 | 19 | 116 | 634 | |
| SEA | 26 | 2 | 596 | 87 | 186 | .468 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 69 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 214 | |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 79 | 17 | 1,238 | 175 | 400 | .438 | 3 | 8 | 101 | 133 | 130 | 216 | 44 | 8 | 102 | 454 |
| Career | 659 | — | — | 4,007 | 8,418 | .476 | 19 | 75 | 1891 | 2428 | 1978 | 2561 | 734 | 165 | 990 | 9,924 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | GSW | 74 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 15.8 | .476 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | — | 19.4 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 34.1 | 8.5 | 17.8 | .477 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | 21.2 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 82 | 35.1 | 7.9 | 16.5 | .479 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | 19.5 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 82 | 35.9 | 7.9 | 16.8 | .472 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 19.7 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 59 | 38.8 | 7.7 | 15.4 | .501 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 18.4 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 51 | 30.4 | 7.5 | 15.9 | .474 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 18.4 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 76 | 31.3 | 7.9 | 16.0 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 19.4 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 74 | 27.6 | 6.0 | 13.4 | .447 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 15.0 |
| SDC | 48 | 30.1 | 6.3 | 14.3 | .440 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 15.8 | |
| SEA | 26 | 22.9 | 5.3 | 11.2 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 12.9 | |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 79 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 11.6 | .438 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 13.2 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | GSW | 74 | 1,055 | 17.6 | .533 | — | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .132 | +0.4 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
| 1975-76 | GSW | 82 | 2,793 | 18.4 | .525 | — | 6.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | .161 | +2.3 | -0.3 | +2.0 | +2.8 |
| 1976-77 | GSW | 82 | 2,880 | 16.1 | .525 | — | 5.2 | 1.8 | 7.0 | .117 | +1.2 | -1.0 | +0.2 | +1.6 |
| 1977-78 | GSW | 82 | 2,940 | 16.5 | .522 | 24.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 | .102 | +1.0 | -0.7 | +0.3 | +1.7 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 59 | 2,288 | 16.1 | .538 | 22.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .110 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.7 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 51 | 1,552 | 14.6 | .521 | 23.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .067 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 | +0.4 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 76 | 2,378 | 16.2 | .535 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 4.8 | .097 | +0.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +1.1 |
| 1981-82 | 2TM | 74 | 2,042 | 12.2 | .494 | 20.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .037 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| SDC | 48 | 1,446 | 12.4 | .489 | 21.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .017 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -0.2 | |
| SEA | 26 | 596 | 11.5 | .509 | 17.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .083 | -2.0 | +0.9 | -1.0 | +0.1 | |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 79 | 1,238 | 11.7 | .495 | 18.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .065 | -1.7 | +0.0 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| Career | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.1 | — | — | — | — | +9.9 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 16 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .375 | — | .424 |
| 1975-76 | 13 | 37.9 | 24.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .518 | — | .558 |
| 1976-77 | 10 | 37.1 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .402 | — | .468 |
| 1981-82 | 8 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .367 | 0.000 | .367 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .500 |
| Career | 49 | 24.7 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .451 | 0.000 | .496 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 329 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 211–118 |
| Away | 331 | 15.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 128–203 |
| In wins | 339 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 339–0 |
| In losses | 321 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0–321 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 18.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 17–8 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 23 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 12–11 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 19 | 15.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 11–8 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 29 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 13–16 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 13.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 14–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 9–4 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 27 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 8–19 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 27 | 18.3 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 17–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 17 | 12.8 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 9–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 35 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 20–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 16 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 11–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 14 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 12–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 46 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 16–30 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 14.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 16–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 24 | 15.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 12–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 12–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 47 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 22–25 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 19–27 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 33 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 18–15 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 11–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 36 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 19–17 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Phil Smith's career stats?
Phil Smith has averaged 15.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.9 APG over 9 seasons (1974-75–1982-83).
How tall is Phil Smith?
Phil Smith is 6-4 (185 lb).
When was Phil Smith drafted?
Phil Smith was drafted in 1974, round 2, pick 29, by the Golden State Warriors.