Donovan Mitchell vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Donovan Mitchell 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

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Donovan Mitchell 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 Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 27.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,305 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 234 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 241 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 63 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 16 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 48 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .430 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .352 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .854 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023) 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.