Artis Gilmore vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Artis Gilmore 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

Artis Gilmore

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Artis Gilmore 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 Artis Gilmore 17.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) 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.