De'Aaron Fox vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and De'Aaron Fox 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
De'Aaron Fox: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Aaron Fox 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons De'Aaron Fox 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played De'Aaron Fox 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games De'Aaron Fox 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader De'Aaron Fox 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team De'Aaron Fox 1 * Elmore Smith 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 21.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 3.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 6.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 11,881 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 2,166 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 3,396 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 785 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 228 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 553 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .470 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .334 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .748 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 26.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 4.8 (2025) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.3 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 192 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 38 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 54 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 15 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 4 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 7 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .424 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .756 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2023) 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.