Alex Caruso vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Alex Caruso 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 Alex Caruso 6.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (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.