Elmore Smith vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Klay Thompson 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Klay Thompson 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 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)

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.