Bill Sharman vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Bill Sharman 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

Bill Sharman

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Sharman 4 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bill Sharman 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bill Sharman 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bill Sharman 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Sharman 4 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Sharman 7 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Bill Sharman 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 Bill Sharman 17.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 3.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 3.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Sharman 12,665 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bill Sharman 2,793 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bill Sharman 2,101 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Bill Sharman 711 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Sharman .426 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Sharman .883 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 18.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 3.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 2.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Sharman 1,446 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bill Sharman 285 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bill Sharman 201 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Bill Sharman 78 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Sharman .426 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Sharman .911 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Sharman - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.