Elmore Smith vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Elmore Smith 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Elmore Smith 0 * John Stockton 2

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * John Stockton 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 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * John Stockton 315

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * John Stockton 50

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.