Adrian Dantley vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Adrian Dantley 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

Adrian Dantley

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Adrian Dantley: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Adrian Dantley 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Adrian Dantley 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Adrian Dantley 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Adrian Dantley 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Adrian Dantley 2 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Adrian Dantley 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Adrian Dantley 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Adrian Dantley 1 Elmore Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Adrian Dantley 24.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Dantley 5.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Adrian Dantley 3.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Adrian Dantley 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Dantley 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Adrian Dantley 23,177 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Adrian Dantley 5,455 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Adrian Dantley 2,830 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Adrian Dantley 944 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Adrian Dantley 150 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Adrian Dantley 955 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Adrian Dantley .540 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Adrian Dantley .171 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Adrian Dantley .818 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Adrian Dantley 30.7 (1983) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Dantley 7.8 (1978) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Adrian Dantley 4.8 (1983) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Adrian Dantley 1.5 (1978) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Dantley 0.3 (1978) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Adrian Dantley 21.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Dantley 5.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Adrian Dantley 2.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Adrian Dantley 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Dantley 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Adrian Dantley 1,558 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Adrian Dantley 395 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Adrian Dantley 169 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Adrian Dantley 69 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Adrian Dantley 6 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Adrian Dantley 73 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Adrian Dantley .525 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Adrian Dantley .000 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Adrian Dantley .796 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Adrian Dantley 32.2 (1984) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Adrian Dantley 8.3 (1978) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Adrian Dantley 4.2 (1984) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Adrian Dantley 1.7 (1978) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Adrian Dantley 1.0 (1978) 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. 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.