Jordan Clarkson vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jordan Clarkson 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

Jordan Clarkson

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jordan Clarkson: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jordan Clarkson 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jordan Clarkson 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jordan Clarkson 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jordan Clarkson 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson 16.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 3.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Clarkson 11,429 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jordan Clarkson 2,405 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jordan Clarkson 2,073 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jordan Clarkson 583 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jordan Clarkson 107 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jordan Clarkson 716 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Clarkson .438 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jordan Clarkson .335 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Clarkson .832 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 20.8 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 4.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 5.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 1.1 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.2 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 11.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Clarkson 505 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jordan Clarkson 109 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jordan Clarkson 53 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jordan Clarkson 24 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jordan Clarkson 7 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jordan Clarkson 43 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Clarkson .413 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jordan Clarkson .329 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Clarkson .933 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 17.5 (2021) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 3.4 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.1 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.9 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.3 (2021) 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.