Jakob Poeltl vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jakob Poeltl 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jakob Poeltl 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,515 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,315 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,128 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 397 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 768 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 616 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .633 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .557 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) 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.