DeAndre Jordan vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and DeAndre Jordan 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 Jordan

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeAndre Jordan: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeAndre Jordan 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons DeAndre Jordan 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played DeAndre Jordan 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games DeAndre Jordan 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeAndre Jordan 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeAndre Jordan 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team DeAndre Jordan 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeAndre Jordan 2 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader DeAndre Jordan 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader DeAndre Jordan 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 Jordan 8.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 10.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeAndre Jordan 9,274 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds DeAndre Jordan 10,501 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists DeAndre Jordan 992 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals DeAndre Jordan 555 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks DeAndre Jordan 1,541 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games DeAndre Jordan 1,055 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan .674 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage DeAndre Jordan .154 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeAndre Jordan .475 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 12.7 (2016) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 15.2 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 2.3 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.0 (2015) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 2.5 (2014) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 8.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 10.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.8 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeAndre Jordan 577 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds DeAndre Jordan 658 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists DeAndre Jordan 49 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals DeAndre Jordan 47 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks DeAndre Jordan 120 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games DeAndre Jordan 65 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeAndre Jordan .669 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage DeAndre Jordan .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeAndre Jordan .408 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeAndre Jordan 15.4 (2017) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game DeAndre Jordan 16.3 (2016) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.8 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeAndre Jordan 1.2 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game DeAndre Jordan 2.7 (2016) 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.