Domantas Sabonis vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Domantas Sabonis 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
Domantas Sabonis: 2016-17 to 2024-25
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Domantas Sabonis 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Domantas Sabonis 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Domantas Sabonis 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Domantas Sabonis 3 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Domantas Sabonis 2 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Domantas Sabonis 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis 16.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 10.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 4.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Domantas Sabonis 10,401 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 6,880 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Domantas Sabonis 3,162 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Domantas Sabonis 496 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Domantas Sabonis 297 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Domantas Sabonis 646 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Domantas Sabonis .560 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Domantas Sabonis .347 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Domantas Sabonis .729 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 20.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 13.9 (2025) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 8.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 1.2 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 12.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 7.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 2.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Domantas Sabonis 240 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 140 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Domantas Sabonis 54 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Domantas Sabonis 15 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Domantas Sabonis 10 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Domantas Sabonis 20 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Domantas Sabonis .503 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Domantas Sabonis .176 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Domantas Sabonis .672 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Domantas Sabonis 16.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Domantas Sabonis 11.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Domantas Sabonis 4.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Domantas Sabonis 1.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Domantas Sabonis 0.9 (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.