Kendrick Nunn vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kendrick Nunn 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

Kendrick Nunn

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kendrick Nunn: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendrick Nunn 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kendrick Nunn 3 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kendrick Nunn 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kendrick Nunn 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Kendrick Nunn 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 Kendrick Nunn 12.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Nunn 2.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kendrick Nunn 2.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Nunn 2,336 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kendrick Nunn 468 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kendrick Nunn 458 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kendrick Nunn 136 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Nunn 36 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kendrick Nunn 193 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Nunn .451 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Nunn .362 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Nunn .876 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Nunn 15.3 (2020) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Nunn 3.2 (2021) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Nunn 3.3 (2020) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.9 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendrick Nunn 7.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Nunn 2.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kendrick Nunn 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Nunn 133 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kendrick Nunn 38 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kendrick Nunn 26 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kendrick Nunn 5 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Nunn 3 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kendrick Nunn 19 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Nunn .393 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Nunn .279 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Nunn 1.000 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Nunn 10.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Nunn 2.1 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Nunn 1.5 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.5 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Nunn 0.2 (2020) 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.