Gordon Hayward vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Gordon Hayward

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gordon Hayward 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gordon Hayward 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Gordon Hayward 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Gordon Hayward 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Gordon Hayward 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 Gordon Hayward 15.2 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 12,687 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 3,698 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 2,940 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 808 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 321 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Gordon Hayward 835 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .455 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .370 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .822 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 14.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 2.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 434 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 138 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 86 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 27 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 9 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Gordon Hayward 31 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .404 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .352 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .950 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.5 (2024) 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.