Michael Porter Jr. vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Michael Porter Jr. 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

Michael Porter Jr.

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Porter Jr.: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Porter Jr. 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Michael Porter Jr. 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Michael Porter Jr. 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Michael Porter Jr. 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Michael Porter Jr. 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 Michael Porter Jr. 15.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 6.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Porter Jr. 4,199 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Michael Porter Jr. 1,669 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Michael Porter Jr. 320 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Michael Porter Jr. 156 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Michael Porter Jr. 163 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Michael Porter Jr. 268 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Porter Jr. .499 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Michael Porter Jr. .410 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Porter Jr. .807 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 19.0 (2021) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 7.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 1.9 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 1.1 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 0.9 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 13.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 7.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Porter Jr. 718 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Michael Porter Jr. 378 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Michael Porter Jr. 64 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Michael Porter Jr. 37 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Michael Porter Jr. 22 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Michael Porter Jr. 52 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Porter Jr. .459 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Michael Porter Jr. .380 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Porter Jr. .782 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 20.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 9.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 1.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 1.1 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Porter Jr. 0.7 (2024) 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.