Joe Johnson vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Johnson: 2001-02 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Joe Johnson 18 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Joe Johnson 13 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Joe Johnson 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Johnson 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Joe Johnson 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 Johnson 16.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Johnson 4.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Joe Johnson 3.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Joe Johnson 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Johnson 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Johnson 20,407 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Joe Johnson 5,059 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Joe Johnson 5,001 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Joe Johnson 1,071 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Joe Johnson 260 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Joe Johnson 1,277 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Johnson .441 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Joe Johnson .371 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Johnson .802 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Johnson 25.0 (2007) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Johnson 5.1 (2005) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joe Johnson 6.5 (2006) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joe Johnson 1.3 (2006) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Johnson 0.4 (2006) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Johnson 15.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Johnson 4.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Joe Johnson 3.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Joe Johnson 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Johnson 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Johnson 1,828 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Joe Johnson 506 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Joe Johnson 369 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Joe Johnson 96 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Joe Johnson 19 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Joe Johnson 120 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Johnson .427 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Joe Johnson .339 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Johnson .779 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Johnson 21.2 (2014) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Johnson 7.7 (2015) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Johnson 5.0 (2010) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Joe Johnson 1.3 (2012) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Johnson 0.4 (2005) 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.