Jermaine O'Neal vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Jermaine O'Neal 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 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.