Bernard King vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Bernard King 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 Bernard King 22.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.