George Gervin vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader George Gervin 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 George Gervin 26.2 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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. 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.