Dirk Nowitzki vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Dirk Nowitzki 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 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.