Lauri Markkanen vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Elmore Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Lauri Markkanen 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 Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - 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.