Paul George vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Paul George 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

Paul George

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Paul George 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 Paul George 20.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,416 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Paul George 854 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Paul George 473 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Paul George 172 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Paul George 62 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Paul George 114 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .423 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .826 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.