Elmore Smith vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Elmore Smith 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

Elmore Smith

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Elmore Smith 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 13.4 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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. 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.