Eric Gordon vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Gordon 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Eric Gordon 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Eric Gordon 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Eric Gordon 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Eric Gordon 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 Gordon 15.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 13,868 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 2,067 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Eric Gordon 2,443 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Eric Gordon 750 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 313 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Eric Gordon 886 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .430 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .371 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .811 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 959 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 171 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Eric Gordon 133 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Eric Gordon 45 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 38 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Eric Gordon 63 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .411 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .360 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .838 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 1.0 (2019) 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.