Willis Reed vs. Elmore Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elmore Smith and Willis Reed, 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.
Willis Reed played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Elmore Smith, who played 8. Willis Reed had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, 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 |
Willis Reed |
10 |
7 |
1964-65 to 1973-74 |
Elmore Smith |
8 |
4 |
1971-72 to 1978-79 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
76 |
33.4 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.8 |
13.3 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.757 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
78 |
36.2 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.489 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.735 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
4 |
37.0 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
10.8 |
20.0 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
81 |
35.5 |
20.8 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.721 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
6 |
35.0 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
10.3 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.8 |
16.3 |
.541 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
82 |
37.9 |
21.1 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.6 |
16.5 |
.521 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.747 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
10 |
42.9 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.1 |
19.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.0 |
.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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
81 |
38.1 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
13.9 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.7 |
17.1 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.756 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
18 |
40.7 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.737 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
73 |
39.1 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
13.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.4 |
18.2 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.785 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
12 |
42.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.8 |
16.3 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
11 |
33.0 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.5 |
12.5 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.692 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
69 |
27.2 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.742 |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
17 |
28.6 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.857 |
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 |
% |
Willis Reed |
19 |
26.3 |
11.1 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
- |
2.6 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.792 |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
11 |
12.0 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.600 |
Elmore Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |