LaMelo Ball vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.