Jalen Duren vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jalen Duren 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
Jalen Duren: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Duren 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Duren 4 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jalen Duren 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jalen Duren 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jalen Duren 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 Jalen Duren 12.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.3 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.9 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 2,882 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 2,414 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jalen Duren 480 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jalen Duren 154 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 222 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jalen Duren 234 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .650 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .699 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 18.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 11.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.7 (2025) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.8 (2026) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.1 (2025) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 71 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 64 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jalen Duren 21 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jalen Duren 2 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 10 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jalen Duren 6 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .650 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .826 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 (2025) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 (2025) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 (2025) 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.