Gail Goodrich vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Gail Goodrich 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 Gail Goodrich 18.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * 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.