Kenny Smith vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Kenny Smith

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Kenny Smith 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 Kenny Smith 12.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) 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.