Charles Oakley vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Charles Oakley 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
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Oakley 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Charles Oakley 19 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Charles Oakley 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Charles Oakley 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles Oakley 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles Oakley 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Charles Oakley 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 Charles Oakley 9.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 9.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 12,417 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 12,205 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Charles Oakley 3,217 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Charles Oakley 1,351 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 384 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Charles Oakley 1,282 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .471 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .253 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .761 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 10.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 10.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 1,550 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 1,445 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Charles Oakley 283 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Charles Oakley 178 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 42 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Charles Oakley 144 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .459 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .366 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .755 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986) 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.