Sam Jones vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Sam Jones 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 Jones 17.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.