Jusuf Nurkic vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jusuf Nurkic 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 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 221 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 182 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 48 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 20 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 19 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 19 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .486 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .712 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 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.