Elmore Smith vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Elmore Smith 0 Russell Westbrook 3

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Russell Westbrook 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 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Russell Westbrook 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Russell Westbrook 7.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Russell Westbrook 2,866

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Russell Westbrook 848

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Russell Westbrook 919

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Russell Westbrook 208

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Russell Westbrook 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Russell Westbrook .407

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .299

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Russell Westbrook .827

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.