Bob Cousy vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Elmore Smith 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Bob Cousy 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - 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.