De'Andre Hunter vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and De'Andre Hunter 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'Andre Hunter: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Andre Hunter 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons De'Andre Hunter 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played De'Andre Hunter 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games De'Andre Hunter 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader De'Andre Hunter 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 De'Andre Hunter 14.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 5,266 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 1,453 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 555 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 243 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 101 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 355 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .450 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .368 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .822 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 17.0 (2025) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 2.1 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 14.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 348 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 102 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 21 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 13 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 7 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 24 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .468 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .415 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .806 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 21.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 5.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.6 (2021) 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.