Rajon Rondo vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Rajon Rondo 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

Rajon Rondo

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rajon Rondo: 2006-07 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rajon Rondo 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rajon Rondo 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Rajon Rondo 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Rajon Rondo 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rajon Rondo 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rajon Rondo 4 Elmore Smith 0

Assists Leader Rajon Rondo 3 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Rajon Rondo 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo 9.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 4.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 7.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 9,337 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 4,349 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 7,584 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 1,518 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 125 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Rajon Rondo 957 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .456 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .324 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .611 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 5.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 8.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rajon Rondo 1,669 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Rajon Rondo 744 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Rajon Rondo 1,136 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Rajon Rondo 228 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Rajon Rondo 24 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Rajon Rondo 134 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rajon Rondo .440 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Rajon Rondo .330 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rajon Rondo .649 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017) 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.