Josh Giddey vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Josh Giddey 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

Josh Giddey

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey 13.9 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 4.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 15 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 9 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Josh Giddey 6 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Josh Giddey 0 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 1 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 2 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .333 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .200 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey 1.000 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 4.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024) 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.