James Harden vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Elmore Smith 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader James Harden 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 James Harden 24.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals James Harden 270 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games James Harden 163 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (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.