Kendrick Perkins vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kendrick Perkins: 2003-04 to 2017-18
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendrick Perkins 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kendrick Perkins 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kendrick Perkins 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kendrick Perkins 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Kendrick Perkins 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 Perkins 5.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Perkins 4,214 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kendrick Perkins 4,532 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kendrick Perkins 813 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kendrick Perkins 263 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Perkins 903 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kendrick Perkins 782 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Perkins .530 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Perkins .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Perkins .594 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 10.1 (2010) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 8.1 (2009) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2018) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.0 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2009) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Perkins 735 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kendrick Perkins 843 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kendrick Perkins 102 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kendrick Perkins 53 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Perkins 156 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kendrick Perkins 143 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Perkins .502 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Perkins .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Perkins .662 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 11.9 (2009) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 11.6 (2009) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.4 (2009) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.7 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.6 (2009) 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.