Bob McAdoo vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Bob McAdoo 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * 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.