Kyle Kuzma vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Kyle Kuzma 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 Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (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.