Steve Kerr vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Steve Kerr 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 Steve Kerr 6.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) 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.