Stephen Curry vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.