Buddy Hield vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Buddy Hield 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

Buddy Hield

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Buddy Hield 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 Buddy Hield 15.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 2 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 1 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Buddy Hield 3 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .143 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) 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, this player has no data for the stat.