Monta Ellis vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Monta Ellis 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 Monta Ellis 17.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (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.