Keldon Johnson vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Keldon Johnson 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

Keldon Johnson

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keldon Johnson: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keldon Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Keldon Johnson 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Keldon Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Keldon Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Keldon Johnson 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 Keldon Johnson 16.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson 5.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson 2.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keldon Johnson 4,782 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Keldon Johnson 1,621 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Keldon Johnson 672 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Keldon Johnson 209 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Keldon Johnson 71 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Keldon Johnson 293 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keldon Johnson .465 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Keldon Johnson .358 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keldon Johnson .760 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson 22.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson 6.1 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson 2.9 (2023) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Keldon Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson - 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.