Aaron Gordon vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Aaron Gordon 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

Aaron Gordon

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron Gordon: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron Gordon 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Aaron Gordon 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Aaron Gordon 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Aaron Gordon 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Aaron Gordon 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 13.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 6.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 2.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron Gordon 9,009 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Aaron Gordon 4,227 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Aaron Gordon 1,775 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Aaron Gordon 499 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Aaron Gordon 431 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Aaron Gordon 669 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron Gordon .481 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Aaron Gordon .323 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron Gordon .683 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 17.6 (2018) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 7.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 3.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 1.0 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.8 (2018) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 13.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 6.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 2.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron Gordon 576 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Aaron Gordon 279 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Aaron Gordon 116 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Aaron Gordon 25 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Aaron Gordon 23 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Aaron Gordon 43 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron Gordon .486 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Aaron Gordon .345 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron Gordon .667 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 18.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 11.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 4.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 1.2 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 1.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

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.