Jimmy Butler vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler 18.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (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.