Desmond Bane vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Desmond Bane 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 Desmond Bane 17.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) 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.