Bob Pettit vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Bob Pettit 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Elmore Smith 0

* 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 Pettit 26.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Elmore Smith 808

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

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

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Elmore Smith .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Elmore Smith 8

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

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

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Elmore Smith .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

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

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - 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.