Jerry Lucas vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Jerry Lucas 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * 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.