Joe Dumars vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Joe Dumars 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 Joe Dumars 16.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.