Anfernee Simons vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Anfernee Simons 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

Anfernee Simons

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Anfernee Simons 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Anfernee Simons 6 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Anfernee Simons 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Anfernee Simons 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Anfernee Simons 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 Anfernee Simons 14.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Anfernee Simons 2.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Anfernee Simons 2.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Anfernee Simons 4,489 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Anfernee Simons 784 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Anfernee Simons 928 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Anfernee Simons 140 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Anfernee Simons 43 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Anfernee Simons 319 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Anfernee Simons .432 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Anfernee Simons .386 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Anfernee Simons .873 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Anfernee Simons 4.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Anfernee Simons 1.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Anfernee Simons 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Anfernee Simons 70 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Anfernee Simons 27 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Anfernee Simons 15 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Anfernee Simons 9 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Anfernee Simons 1 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Anfernee Simons 15 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Anfernee Simons .379 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Anfernee Simons .500 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Anfernee Simons .818 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021) 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.