Elmore Smith vs. John Wall Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wall 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 Wall

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
John Wall: 2010-11 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 John Wall 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 John Wall 11

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 John Wall 4

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 John Wall 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 John Wall 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 John Wall 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * John Wall 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 Wall 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 John Wall 4.2

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 John Wall 8.9

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * John Wall 1.6

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * John Wall 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 John Wall 12,088

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 John Wall 2,704

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 John Wall 5,735

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * John Wall 1,045

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * John Wall 439

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 John Wall 647

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 John Wall .430

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** John Wall .322

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 John Wall .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) John Wall 23.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) John Wall 4.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) John Wall 10.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * John Wall 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * John Wall 1.1 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 John Wall 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 John Wall 4.3

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 John Wall 9.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * John Wall 1.7

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * John Wall 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 John Wall 810

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 John Wall 159

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 John Wall 364

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * John Wall 64

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * John Wall 41

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 John Wall 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 John Wall .419

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** John Wall .267

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 John Wall .822

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) John Wall 27.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) John Wall 5.7 (2018)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) John Wall 11.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * John Wall 2.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * John Wall 1.4 (2015)

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.