Charles Barkley vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Charles Barkley 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

Charles Barkley

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Barkley: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Barkley 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Charles Barkley 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Charles Barkley 13 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Charles Barkley 11 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Barkley 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Charles Barkley 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Barkley 11 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Charles Barkley 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Charles Barkley 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 Charles Barkley 22.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 11.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 23,757 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 12,546 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Charles Barkley 4,215 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Charles Barkley 1,648 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 888 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Charles Barkley 1,073 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .541 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .266 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .735 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 28.3 (1988) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 14.6 (1987) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 5.1 (1993) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.2 (1986) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1986) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 23.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 12.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 2,833 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 1,582 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Charles Barkley 482 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Charles Barkley 193 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 108 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Charles Barkley 123 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .513 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .255 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .717 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 27.6 (1994) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 15.8 (1986) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 6.0 (1991) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.5 (1994) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1987) 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.