C.J. McCollum vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader C.J. McCollum 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 C.J. McCollum 19.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) 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.