Hal Greer vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Hal Greer 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

Hal Greer

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hal Greer: 1958-59 to 1972-73
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hal Greer 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Hal Greer 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Hal Greer 13 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Hal Greer 10 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hal Greer 7 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Hal Greer 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 Hal Greer 19.2 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 5.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 4.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Greer 21,586 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Hal Greer 5,665 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Hal Greer 4,540 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Hal Greer 1,122 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Greer .452 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hal Greer .801 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Greer 24.1 (1968) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 7.4 (1962) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 5.1 (1970) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Greer 20.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 5.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 4.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Greer 1,876 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Hal Greer 505 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Hal Greer 393 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Hal Greer 92 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Greer .425 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hal Greer .812 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Greer 27.7 (1967) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 7.4 (1965) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 6.0 (1964) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.