Eric Bledsoe vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Eric Bledsoe 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

Eric Bledsoe

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Bledsoe: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Bledsoe 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Eric Bledsoe 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Eric Bledsoe 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Eric Bledsoe 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Bledsoe 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Bledsoe 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Eric Bledsoe 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 Eric Bledsoe 13.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 10,348 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 2,937 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 3,545 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 1,028 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 344 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 756 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .452 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .336 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .784 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 21.1 (2017) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.2 (2015) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 6.3 (2017) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 2.0 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.7 (2013) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 11.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 531 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 163 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 184 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 49 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 25 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 48 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .441 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .254 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .712 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.6 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.9 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.2 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.9 (2018) 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.