Bam Adebayo vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Bam Adebayo 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
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Bam Adebayo 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 Bam Adebayo 15.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,354 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,252 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,102 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 631 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 510 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 591 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .533 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.