Rui Hachimura vs. Elmore Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elmore Smith and Rui Hachimura, 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.
Rui Hachimura played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Elmore Smith, who played 8. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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 |
Rui Hachimura |
5 |
3 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
Elmore Smith |
8 |
4 |
1971-72 to 1978-79 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Rui Hachimura |
Elmore Smith |
Season |
2019-20 | 1971-72 |
Team |
Washington Wizards | Buffalo Braves |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Rookie Second 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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
48 |
30.1 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.466 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.287 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.829 |
Elmore Smith |
78 |
40.8 |
17.3 |
- |
- |
15.2 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.4 |
16.3 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.7 |
.534 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
57 |
31.5 |
13.8 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
11.4 |
.478 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.328 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.770 |
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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
5 |
34.6 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
9.4 |
.617 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.600 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.583 |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
42 |
22.5 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
.491 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.447 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.697 |
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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
63 |
23.3 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
9.3 |
.486 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.319 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.739 |
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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
16 |
24.3 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
.557 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
.487 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
.882 |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
68 |
26.9 |
13.6 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
9.9 |
.537 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.422 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.739 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
5 |
30.4 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.395 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Rui Hachimura |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |