Elmore Smith vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Elmore Smith 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

Elmore Smith

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 David Thompson 2

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * David Thompson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 13.4 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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. 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.