Ricky Rubio vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Ricky Rubio 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

Ricky Rubio

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Rubio 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Rubio 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Ricky Rubio 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Ricky Rubio 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Ricky Rubio 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 Ricky Rubio 10.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 7,570 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 2,830 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 5,160 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 1,226 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 94 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Ricky Rubio 698 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .388 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .324 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .843 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 11.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 6.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 161 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 66 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 88 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 21 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 4 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Ricky Rubio 14 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .384 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .269 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .814 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018) 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.