Mark Jackson vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Mark Jackson

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Jackson: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Jackson 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Mark Jackson 17 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Mark Jackson 14 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Mark Jackson 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Mark Jackson 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Mark Jackson 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Mark Jackson 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 Mark Jackson 9.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 3.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 8.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Jackson 12,489 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Mark Jackson 4,963 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Mark Jackson 10,334 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Mark Jackson 1,608 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Mark Jackson 117 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Mark Jackson 1,296 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Jackson .447 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Mark Jackson .332 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Jackson .770 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 16.9 (1989) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 4.8 (1988) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 11.4 (1997) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.2 (1995) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 9.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 3.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 6.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Jackson 1,185 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Mark Jackson 477 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Mark Jackson 905 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Mark Jackson 131 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Mark Jackson 8 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Mark Jackson 131 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Jackson .432 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Mark Jackson .345 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Jackson .777 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 15.2 (1993) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 5.8 (1993) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 10.1 (1989) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.3 (1991) 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.