Yao Ming vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Yao Ming 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 Yao Ming 19.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.