Moses Malone vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Moses Malone 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 Moses Malone 20.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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. 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.