Marvin Bagley III vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Marvin Bagley III 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

Marvin Bagley III

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marvin Bagley III: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marvin Bagley III 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Marvin Bagley III 6 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Marvin Bagley III 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Marvin Bagley III 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 Marvin Bagley III 13.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III 3,343 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III 1,805 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III 242 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III 121 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III 173 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 258 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III .518 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III .296 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III .692 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 14.9 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.1 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - 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.