Arvydas Sabonis vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Arvydas Sabonis that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Arvydas Sabonis 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.