Deandre Ayton vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Deandre Ayton 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

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Deandre Ayton 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 Deandre Ayton 16.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (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.