Shawn Kemp vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Shawn Kemp 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

Shawn Kemp

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Kemp: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Kemp 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shawn Kemp 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Shawn Kemp 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Shawn Kemp 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Kemp 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Shawn Kemp 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 Shawn Kemp 14.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Kemp 8.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Kemp 15,347 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Shawn Kemp 8,834 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Shawn Kemp 1,704 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Shawn Kemp 1,185 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Shawn Kemp 1,279 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Shawn Kemp 1,051 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Kemp .488 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Shawn Kemp .277 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Kemp .741 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Kemp 20.5 (1999) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Kemp 11.4 (1996) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shawn Kemp 2.6 (1994) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.8 (1994) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Kemp 2.1 (1994) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Kemp 17.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Kemp 9.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Kemp 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Kemp 1,522 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Shawn Kemp 853 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Shawn Kemp 161 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Shawn Kemp 99 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Shawn Kemp 137 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Shawn Kemp 88 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Kemp .498 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Shawn Kemp .200 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Kemp .797 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Kemp 26.0 (1998) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Kemp 12.3 (1997) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shawn Kemp 3.4 (1994) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Shawn Kemp 2.0 (1995) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Kemp 2.4 (1994) 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.