Vince Carter vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Vince Carter 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (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.