Chet Holmgren vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Chet Holmgren 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

Chet Holmgren

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chet Holmgren: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chet Holmgren 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Chet Holmgren 1 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Chet Holmgren 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Chet Holmgren 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Chet Holmgren 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 Chet Holmgren 16.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 7.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chet Holmgren 1,357 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Chet Holmgren 648 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Chet Holmgren 200 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Chet Holmgren 53 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Chet Holmgren 190 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Chet Holmgren 82 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chet Holmgren .530 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Chet Holmgren .370 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chet Holmgren .793 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 16.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 7.9 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 2.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 15.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 8.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 3.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chet Holmgren 47 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Chet Holmgren 26 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Chet Holmgren 5 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Chet Holmgren 1 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Chet Holmgren 11 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Chet Holmgren 3 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chet Holmgren .486 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Chet Holmgren .375 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chet Holmgren .700 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chet Holmgren 15.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Chet Holmgren 8.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Chet Holmgren 1.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Chet Holmgren 0.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Chet Holmgren 3.7 (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.