Payton Pritchard vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Payton Pritchard 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

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Payton Pritchard 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 Payton Pritchard 7.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 185 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 74 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 76 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 10 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 44 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .418 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .330 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .765 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) 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.