Elmore Smith vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld 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.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Wes Unseld 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elmore Smith 0 Wes Unseld 1

* 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 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Wes Unseld 1.5 (1980) *

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. 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.