Austin Reaves vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Austin Reaves 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 3 Elmore Smith 4

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Elmore Smith 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Austin Reaves 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 15.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 4,664 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 1,187 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Austin Reaves 1,340 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Austin Reaves 231 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 91 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 303 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .484 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .369 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .865 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 26.6 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.2 (2026) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 6.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.1 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 435 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 117 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Austin Reaves 109 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Austin Reaves 18 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 9 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 26 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .455 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .379 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .892 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.4 (2025) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 (2025) 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.