Mikal Bridges vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Mikal Bridges 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 Mikal Bridges 14.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.