J.R. Smith vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and J.R. Smith 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

J.R. Smith

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader J.R. Smith 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 J.R. Smith 12.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015) 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.