Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 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 Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.