Jeremy Lin vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jeremy Lin 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 Jeremy Lin 11.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.