Clyde Drexler vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Clyde Drexler 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 Clyde Drexler 20.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) 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.