Stephon Marbury vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Stephon Marbury 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

Stephon Marbury

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Marbury 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Stephon Marbury 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Stephon Marbury 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Stephon Marbury 2 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury 19.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 16,297 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 2,516 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 6,471 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 1,022 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 121 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Stephon Marbury 846 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .433 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .325 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .784 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 12.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 402 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 82 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 146 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 29 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 0 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Stephon Marbury 32 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .355 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .273 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .750 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009) 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.