Kobe Bryant vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kobe Bryant 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 Kobe Bryant 25.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.