Clint Capela vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Clint Capela 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

Clint Capela

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clint Capela: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clint Capela 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Clint Capela 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Clint Capela 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Clint Capela 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Clint Capela 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Clint Capela 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 Clint Capela 12.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 10.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 7,466 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 6,516 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Clint Capela 614 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Clint Capela 416 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Clint Capela 898 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Clint Capela 609 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .621 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .545 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 16.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 14.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.4 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.0 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 8.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 8.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 739 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 734 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Clint Capela 77 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Clint Capela 50 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Clint Capela 110 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Clint Capela 87 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .602 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .495 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.7 (2018) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 11.6 (2018) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.5 (2017) 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.