Tyler Herro vs. Elmore Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elmore Smith and Tyler Herro, 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.

Tyler Herro played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Elmore Smith, who played 8. Tyler Herro 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
Tyler Herro 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith 8 4 1971-72 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season 2019-201971-72
Team Miami HeatBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
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 %
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season 2020-211972-73
Team Miami HeatBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
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 %
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsLakers 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 %
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
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 %
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926
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

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
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 %
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Miami HeatMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
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 %
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900
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

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season -1976-77
Team -Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season -1977-78
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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

Tyler Herro Elmore Smith
Season -1978-79
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
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 %
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------