Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 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 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.