Derrick Rose vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Derrick Rose 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

Derrick Rose

vs.

Elmore Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derrick Rose 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Derrick Rose 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Derrick Rose 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Derrick Rose 3 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Derrick Rose 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Derrick Rose 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Rose 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Derrick Rose 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Derrick Rose 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Rose 17.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Rose 3.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Derrick Rose 5.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Derrick Rose 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Rose 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Rose 12,573 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Derrick Rose 2,324 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Derrick Rose 3,770 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Derrick Rose 536 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Derrick Rose 242 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Derrick Rose 723 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Rose .456 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Derrick Rose .316 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Rose .831 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Rose 25.0 (2011) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Rose 4.1 (2011) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Derrick Rose 7.9 (2012) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Derrick Rose 1.0 (2011) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Rose 0.7 (2012) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Rose 21.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Rose 4.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Derrick Rose 6.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Derrick Rose 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Rose 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Rose 1,141 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Derrick Rose 226 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Derrick Rose 330 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Derrick Rose 49 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Derrick Rose 24 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Derrick Rose 52 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Rose .426 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Derrick Rose .322 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Rose .845 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Rose 27.1 (2011) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Derrick Rose 1.4 (2011) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Rose 1.0 (2012) 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.