Ron Harper vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Ron Harper 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 Ron Harper 13.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.