Damian Lillard vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Damian Lillard 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

Damian Lillard

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Damian Lillard 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 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 Damian Lillard 25.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,666 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 286 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Damian Lillard 396 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Damian Lillard 64 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .374 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .892 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) 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.