Kevin McHale vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kevin McHale 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 Kevin McHale 17.9 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.