Rudy Gay vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Rudy Gay 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 Rudy Gay 15.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.