RJ Barrett vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader RJ Barrett 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 RJ Barrett 18.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.