Gary Payton vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Elmore Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Gary Payton 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.