D'Angelo Russell vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Elmore Smith 4

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Elmore Smith 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 13.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 418 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 89 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 143 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 30 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 30 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .383 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .326 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .782 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 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.