Scottie Pippen vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Scottie Pippen 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

Scottie Pippen

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Pippen 6 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Pippen 17 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Scottie Pippen 16 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Scottie Pippen 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Scottie Pippen 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 7 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Scottie Pippen 8 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 10 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Scottie Pippen 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen 16.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 18,940 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 7,494 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 6,135 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 2,307 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 947 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Scottie Pippen 1,178 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .473 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .326 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .704 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 17.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 3,642 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 1,583 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 1,048 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 395 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 185 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Scottie Pippen 208 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .444 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .303 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .724 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990) 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.