Elmore Smith vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker and Elmore Smith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Elmore Smith played 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than P.J. Tucker, who played 13. Elmore Smith had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Elmore Smith |
8 |
4 |
1971-72 to 1978-79 |
P.J. Tucker |
13 |
8 |
2006-07 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Elmore Smith |
P.J. Tucker |
Season |
1971-72 | 2006-07 |
Team |
Buffalo Braves | Toronto Raptors |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
78 |
40.8 |
17.3 |
- |
- |
15.2 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.4 |
16.3 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.7 |
.534 |
P.J. Tucker |
17 |
4.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.571 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
76 |
37.2 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
12.4 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.9 |
16.4 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.4 |
.558 |
P.J. Tucker |
79 |
24.2 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.473 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.314 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
81 |
36.1 |
12.5 |
2.5 |
8.7 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
11.7 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
3.1 |
.590 |
P.J. Tucker |
81 |
30.7 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.431 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.387 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
5 |
34.2 |
19.2 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
- |
4.0 |
8.4 |
17.6 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.706 |
P.J. Tucker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
74 |
31.6 |
10.9 |
2.8 |
8.1 |
10.9 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
- |
3.4 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.485 |
P.J. Tucker |
78 |
30.6 |
9.1 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.438 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.345 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.727 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
78 |
36.0 |
15.6 |
2.6 |
8.9 |
11.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
- |
3.4 |
6.4 |
12.3 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.5 |
.632 |
P.J. Tucker |
82 |
31.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
.411 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.330 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
3 |
34.7 |
14.7 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
- |
4.7 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
.556 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
7.0 |
.667 |
P.J. Tucker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
70 |
20.9 |
8.6 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
- |
3.0 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.549 |
P.J. Tucker |
81 |
27.6 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
.413 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.357 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
3 |
18.7 |
13.7 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
- |
3.3 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
.545 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.625 |
P.J. Tucker |
10 |
25.1 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.367 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
.321 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
81 |
24.6 |
12.5 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
.663 |
P.J. Tucker |
82 |
27.8 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.390 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.371 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.717 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
2 |
28.0 |
12.5 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.500 |
P.J. Tucker |
17 |
33.5 |
8.9 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
.481 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
.467 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
24 |
13.8 |
6.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
.531 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.692 |
P.J. Tucker |
82 |
34.2 |
7.3 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.396 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.377 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.695 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
11 |
38.7 |
11.4 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.455 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.456 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.826 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
72 |
34.3 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.415 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.358 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
12 |
34.5 |
7.9 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
.398 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.373 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
52 |
26.1 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.373 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.336 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
23 |
29.6 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.388 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.322 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
71 |
27.9 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
.484 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.415 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.738 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
18 |
28.3 |
7.9 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
.495 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.451 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
75 |
25.6 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.427 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.393 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
11 |
26.7 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.373 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.350 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
31 |
15.7 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.360 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.371 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P.J. Tucker |
2 |
15.5 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |