Lonzo Ball vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Lonzo Ball

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonzo Ball: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonzo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Lonzo Ball 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Lonzo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Lonzo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Lonzo Ball 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 Lonzo Ball 11.9 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 5.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball 2,995 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball 1,447 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Lonzo Ball 1,563 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Lonzo Ball 391 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball 162 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 252 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball .400 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball .364 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball .578 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 14.6 (2021) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 7.2 (2018) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Lonzo 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.