Patrick Beverley vs. Elmore Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elmore Smith and Patrick Beverley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Patrick Beverley played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Elmore Smith, who played 8. Patrick Beverley had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Elmore Smith had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Patrick Beverley 12 9 2012-13 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith 8 4 1971-72 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2012-131971-72
Team Houston RocketsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Patrick Beverley 41 17.4 5.6 1.1 1.6 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.6 .418 0.9 2.3 .375 0.8 1.0 .829
Elmore Smith 78 40.8 17.3 - - 15.2 1.4 - - - 3.9 7.4 16.3 .454 - - - 2.5 4.7 .534
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 33.3 11.8 1.8 3.7 5.5 2.8 1.2 0.7 1.0 4.0 4.7 10.8 .431 1.3 4.0 .333 1.2 1.2 1.000
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2013-141972-73
Team Houston RocketsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Patrick Beverley 56 31.3 10.2 1.3 2.2 3.5 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.2 3.1 3.6 8.6 .414 1.6 4.6 .361 1.5 1.8 .814
Elmore Smith 76 37.2 18.3 - - 12.4 2.5 - - - 3.9 7.9 16.4 .482 - - - 2.5 4.4 .558
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 33.7 8.7 2.2 2.0 4.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 3.5 3.2 8.3 .380 1.2 3.7 .318 1.2 1.7 .700
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2014-151973-74
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 56 30.8 10.1 1.2 3.0 4.2 3.4 1.1 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.6 9.5 .383 2.1 5.8 .356 0.8 1.1 .750
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2015-161974-75
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Patrick Beverley 71 28.7 9.9 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.3 3.6 8.4 .434 1.7 4.4 .400 0.8 1.2 .682
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 5 25.8 5.8 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.4 2.0 7.4 .270 0.6 2.8 .214 1.2 1.2 1.000
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2016-171975-76
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 67 30.7 9.5 1.4 4.4 5.9 4.2 1.5 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.4 8.1 .420 1.6 4.3 .382 1.1 1.4 .768
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 11 29.5 11.1 1.9 3.6 5.5 3.0 1.5 0.2 1.6 3.5 4.1 9.9 .413 1.9 4.7 .404 1.0 1.3 .786
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

Season 6

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2017-181976-77
Team Los Angeles ClippersMilwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 11 30.4 12.2 1.5 2.6 4.1 2.9 1.7 0.5 2.3 3.1 4.4 10.8 .403 2.2 5.5 .400 1.3 1.5 .824
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2018-191977-78
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 78 27.4 7.6 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 3.4 2.5 6.1 .407 1.4 3.6 .397 1.2 1.6 .780
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 32.5 9.8 1.3 6.7 8.0 4.7 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.5 3.3 7.8 .426 2.2 5.0 .433 1.0 1.3 .750
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

Season 8

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2019-201978-79
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Patrick Beverley 51 26.3 7.9 1.1 4.1 5.2 3.6 1.1 0.5 1.3 3.1 2.9 6.7 .431 1.6 4.0 .388 0.6 0.9 .660
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 8 20.8 6.3 1.1 3.0 4.1 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 3.9 2.5 4.9 .513 1.0 2.8 .364 0.3 0.5 .500
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 37 22.5 7.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.9 2.5 5.9 .423 1.5 3.8 .397 1.0 1.2 .800
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 17 19.0 4.9 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .426 0.8 2.2 .351 0.7 0.8 .857
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2021-22-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 58 25.4 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.6 1.2 0.9 1.3 3.0 3.1 7.5 .406 1.4 4.2 .343 1.7 2.3 .722
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 32.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.8 1.2 1.2 2.0 4.7 3.5 8.2 .429 1.5 4.3 .346 2.5 3.7 .682
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Patrick Beverley 67 27.1 6.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.8 2.1 5.4 .400 1.2 3.6 .335 0.7 1.0 .723
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Patrick Beverley Elmore Smith
Season 2023-24-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 73 20.0 6.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.2 5.2 .417 0.8 2.5 .337 1.0 1.2 .822
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Patrick Beverley 6 35.0 8.2 0.7 2.7 3.3 5.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.7 6.5 .410 0.7 1.8 .364 2.2 2.5 .867
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------