Cooper Flagg vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Cooper Flagg 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
Cooper Flagg: 2025-26 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cooper Flagg 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Cooper Flagg 1 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Cooper Flagg 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Cooper Flagg 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Cooper Flagg 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 Cooper Flagg 19.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 6.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 3.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.2 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg 602 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg 199 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Cooper Flagg 119 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Cooper Flagg 37 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg 26 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Cooper Flagg 31 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg .493 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg .269 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg .794 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 19.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 6.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 3.8 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.2 (2026) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.8 (2026) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Cooper Flagg 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - 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.