Elmore Smith vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmore Smith 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 James Worthy 2

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * James Worthy 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 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.