Jalen Green vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jalen Green 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

Jalen Green

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Green: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Green 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Green 3 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jalen Green 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jalen Green 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jalen Green 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 Jalen Green 19.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green 4.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Green 3.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jalen Green 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Green 4,450 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jalen Green 933 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jalen Green 748 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jalen Green 169 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jalen Green 64 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jalen Green 225 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Green .421 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jalen Green .337 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Green .794 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Green 22.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green 5.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jalen Green 3.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jalen Green 0.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green 0.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jalen Green 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Green - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jalen Green - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Green - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jalen Green - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green - 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.