Elmore Smith vs. Isaiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isaiah Thomas 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.

Isaiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Isaiah Thomas: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Isaiah Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Isaiah Thomas 12

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Isaiah Thomas 4

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Isaiah Thomas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Isaiah Thomas 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Isaiah Thomas 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 Isaiah Thomas 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Isaiah Thomas 2.4

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Isaiah Thomas 4.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Isaiah Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Isaiah Thomas 9,723

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Isaiah Thomas 1,321

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Isaiah Thomas 2,641

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Isaiah Thomas 472

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Isaiah Thomas 61

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Isaiah Thomas 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Isaiah Thomas .434

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Isaiah Thomas .363

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Isaiah Thomas .872

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Isaiah Thomas 28.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Isaiah Thomas 3.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Isaiah Thomas 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Isaiah Thomas 1.3 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Isaiah Thomas 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Isaiah Thomas 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Isaiah Thomas 3.0

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Isaiah Thomas 6.1

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Isaiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Isaiah Thomas 564

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Isaiah Thomas 77

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Isaiah Thomas 158

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Isaiah Thomas 20

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Isaiah Thomas 7

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Isaiah Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Isaiah Thomas .404

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Isaiah Thomas .301

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Isaiah Thomas .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Isaiah Thomas 24.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Isaiah Thomas 3.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Isaiah Thomas 7.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Isaiah Thomas 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Isaiah Thomas 0.8 (2016)

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.