Steve Nash vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Elmore Smith 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Steve Nash 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 Nash 14.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.