Elgin Baylor vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 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 Elgin Baylor 27.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.