Josh Hart vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Hart 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Josh Hart 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Josh Hart 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Josh Hart 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Josh Hart 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 Hart 9.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 6.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 2.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Hart 4,422 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Josh Hart 2,969 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Josh Hart 1,235 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Josh Hart 436 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Josh Hart 148 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Josh Hart 453 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Hart .459 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Josh Hart .344 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Hart .748 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Hart 14.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 8.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 4.1 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Hart 12.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 8.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 2.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Hart 177 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Josh Hart 115 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Josh Hart 35 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Josh Hart 13 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Josh Hart 5 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Josh Hart 14 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Hart .471 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Josh Hart .400 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Hart .694 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Hart 21.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 11.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 3.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.7 (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.