Elmore Smith vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Williams and Elmore Smith 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

Elmore Smith

vs.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Lou Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Lou Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 13.4 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Lou Williams 192

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Lou Williams 7

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)

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.