Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elmore Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Elmore Smith 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.