Jrue Holiday vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jrue Holiday 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

Jrue Holiday

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jrue Holiday: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jrue Holiday 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jrue Holiday 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jrue Holiday 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jrue Holiday 2 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jrue Holiday 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jrue Holiday 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Jrue Holiday 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 Jrue Holiday 16.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 4.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 6.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jrue Holiday 15,736 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jrue Holiday 4,075 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jrue Holiday 6,201 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jrue Holiday 1,407 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jrue Holiday 508 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jrue Holiday 975 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jrue Holiday .463 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jrue Holiday .371 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jrue Holiday .784 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 21.2 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 5.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 8.0 (2013) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.6 (2014) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 0.8 (2019) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 17.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 5.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 6.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jrue Holiday 1,244 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jrue Holiday 378 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jrue Holiday 493 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jrue Holiday 111 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jrue Holiday 40 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jrue Holiday 73 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jrue Holiday .415 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jrue Holiday .332 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jrue Holiday .777 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jrue Holiday 23.7 (2018) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jrue Holiday 6.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jrue Holiday 8.7 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jrue Holiday 2.0 (2011) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jrue Holiday 1.7 (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.