Manu Ginobili vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Manu Ginobili 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 Manu Ginobili 13.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) 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.