Donovan Clingan vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Donovan Clingan 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
Donovan Clingan: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Clingan 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Clingan 2 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Donovan Clingan 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Donovan Clingan 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Donovan Clingan 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 Donovan Clingan 7.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Clingan 8.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Donovan Clingan 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Donovan Clingan 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Clingan 1.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Clingan 707 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Donovan Clingan 797 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Donovan Clingan 122 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Donovan Clingan 50 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Donovan Clingan 152 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Donovan Clingan 93 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Clingan .529 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Donovan Clingan .287 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Clingan .624 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Clingan 10.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Clingan 10.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Donovan Clingan 1.7 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Donovan Clingan 0.6 (2026) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Clingan 1.6 (2025) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Donovan Clingan 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Donovan Clingan - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Clingan - 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.