Sam Cassell vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Sam Cassell 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 Sam Cassell 15.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.