Trevor Ariza vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Trevor Ariza 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

Trevor Ariza

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Trevor Ariza: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Trevor Ariza 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Trevor Ariza 18 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Trevor Ariza 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Trevor Ariza 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Trevor Ariza 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 Trevor Ariza 10.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ariza 4.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Trevor Ariza 2.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Trevor Ariza 1.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ariza 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trevor Ariza 11,593 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Trevor Ariza 5,356 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Trevor Ariza 2,379 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Trevor Ariza 1,628 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Trevor Ariza 355 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Trevor Ariza 1,118 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trevor Ariza .422 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Trevor Ariza .351 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trevor Ariza .731 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trevor Ariza 14.9 (2010) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ariza 6.2 (2014) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Trevor Ariza 3.8 (2010) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Trevor Ariza 2.0 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ariza 0.6 (2012) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Trevor Ariza 10.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ariza 5.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Trevor Ariza 1.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Trevor Ariza 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ariza 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Trevor Ariza 1,074 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Trevor Ariza 528 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Trevor Ariza 194 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Trevor Ariza 142 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Trevor Ariza 26 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Trevor Ariza 106 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Trevor Ariza .423 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Trevor Ariza .365 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Trevor Ariza .722 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Trevor Ariza 15.5 (2011) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Trevor Ariza 8.9 (2014) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Trevor Ariza 3.3 (2011) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Trevor Ariza 2.6 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Trevor Ariza 0.5 (2011) 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.