Tim Hardaway vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Tim Hardaway 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 17.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.