Elmore Smith vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmore Smith 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Elmore Smith 0 Isiah Thomas 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Isiah Thomas 0

* 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 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.