Dell Curry vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Dell Curry 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

Dell Curry

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dell Curry: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dell Curry 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dell Curry 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Dell Curry 10 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Dell Curry 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Dell Curry 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 Dell Curry 11.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 2.4 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 1.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dell Curry 12,670 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Dell Curry 2,617 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Dell Curry 1,909 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Dell Curry 985 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Dell Curry 238 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Dell Curry 1,083 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dell Curry .457 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Dell Curry .402 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dell Curry .843 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dell Curry 16.3 (1994) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 3.6 (1993) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 2.7 (1994) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 1.5 (1990) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.4 (1990) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dell Curry 6.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 1.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dell Curry 340 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Dell Curry 87 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Dell Curry 57 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Dell Curry 40 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Dell Curry 7 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Dell Curry 51 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dell Curry .400 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Dell Curry .350 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dell Curry .870 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dell Curry 12.8 (1995) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 3.6 (1993) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 2.0 (1993) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 1.4 (1993) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.5 (2002) 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.