Vlade Divac vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Vlade Divac 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

Vlade Divac

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vlade Divac: 1989-90 to 2004-05
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vlade Divac 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Vlade Divac 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Vlade Divac 14 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Vlade Divac 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Vlade Divac 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 Vlade Divac 11.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Vlade Divac 8.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Vlade Divac 3.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Vlade Divac 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Vlade Divac 1.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlade Divac 13,398 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Vlade Divac 9,326 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Vlade Divac 3,541 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Vlade Divac 1,288 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Vlade Divac 1,631 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Vlade Divac 1,134 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlade Divac .495 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Vlade Divac .235 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlade Divac .692 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlade Divac 16.0 (1995) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Vlade Divac 10.8 (1994) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vlade Divac 5.3 (2004) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vlade Divac 1.6 (1993) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vlade Divac 2.2 (1997) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlade Divac 12.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Vlade Divac 7.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Vlade Divac 2.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Vlade Divac 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Vlade Divac 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlade Divac 1,468 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Vlade Divac 913 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Vlade Divac 286 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Vlade Divac 117 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Vlade Divac 165 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Vlade Divac 121 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlade Divac .480 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Vlade Divac .241 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlade Divac .731 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlade Divac 18.0 (1997) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Vlade Divac 10.9 (1998) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vlade Divac 5.6 (1993) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Vlade Divac 1.6 (1999) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Vlade Divac 2.4 (1993) 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.