Enes Kanter vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Enes Kanter 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

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.