Brook Lopez vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Brook Lopez 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

Brook Lopez

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brook Lopez: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brook Lopez 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Brook Lopez 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Brook Lopez 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Brook Lopez 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brook Lopez 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brook Lopez 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez 16.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 6.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 1.9 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brook Lopez 16,476 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Brook Lopez 6,336 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Brook Lopez 1,471 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Brook Lopez 583 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Brook Lopez 1,912 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Brook Lopez 1,025 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brook Lopez .496 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Brook Lopez .349 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brook Lopez .796 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 20.7 (2014) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 8.6 (2010) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 2.3 (2017) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 0.8 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 2.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 14.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 6.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brook Lopez 1,227 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Brook Lopez 507 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Brook Lopez 72 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Brook Lopez 56 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Brook Lopez 144 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Brook Lopez 84 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brook Lopez .517 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Brook Lopez .335 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brook Lopez .824 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 22.3 (2013) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 9.0 (2015) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 1.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 1.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 3.0 (2013) 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.