Dyson Daniels vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Dyson Daniels 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
Dyson Daniels: 2022-23 to 2024-25
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dyson Daniels 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Dyson Daniels 3 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Dyson Daniels 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Dyson Daniels 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dyson Daniels 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dyson Daniels 1 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Dyson Daniels 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Dyson Daniels 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 Dyson Daniels 8.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 4.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 3.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.5 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dyson Daniels 1,654 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Dyson Daniels 873 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Dyson Daniels 631 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Dyson Daniels 357 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Dyson Daniels 91 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Dyson Daniels 196 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dyson Daniels .472 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Dyson Daniels .327 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dyson Daniels .614 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 14.1 (2025) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 5.9 (2025) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 4.4 (2025) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 3.0 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2025) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dyson Daniels 4 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Dyson Daniels 2 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Dyson Daniels 0 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Dyson Daniels 2 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Dyson Daniels 0 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Dyson Daniels 3 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dyson Daniels .333 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Dyson Daniels .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dyson Daniels - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024) 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.