Julius Erving vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Julius Erving 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 Julius Erving 22.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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. 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.