Brandon Ingram vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Brandon Ingram 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

Brandon Ingram

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Ingram 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Ingram 8 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Brandon Ingram 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Brandon Ingram 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Brandon Ingram 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 Brandon Ingram 19.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 4.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 9,256 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 2,466 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 2,037 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 342 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 269 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Brandon Ingram 477 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .468 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .362 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .786 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 21.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 219 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 55 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 50 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 8 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 7 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Brandon Ingram 10 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .434 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .371 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .848 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.3 (2024) 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.