DeMarcus Cousins vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader DeMarcus Cousins 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 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.