John Collins vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and John Collins 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

John Collins

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader John Collins 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 John Collins 15.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists John Collins 617 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals John Collins 249 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games John Collins 432 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists John Collins 27 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals John Collins 12 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games John Collins 29 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.