Elmore Smith vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Nikola Vucevic 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 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.