Ja Morant vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Ja Morant 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Elmore Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.