Bob Lanier vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Bob Lanier 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 Bob Lanier 20.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * 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. 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.