Darius Garland vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Darius Garland 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 Darius Garland 18.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 16.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 151 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 21 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Darius Garland 49 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Darius Garland 10 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 2 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Darius Garland 9 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .431 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .396 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .800 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 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.