JaVale McGee vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader JaVale McGee 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 JaVale McGee 7.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.