Jalen Johnson vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jalen Johnson 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 Johnson: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Johnson 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jalen Johnson 2 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jalen Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jalen Johnson 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 Johnson 12.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 6.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 3.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Johnson 2,713 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jalen Johnson 1,457 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jalen Johnson 711 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jalen Johnson 206 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jalen Johnson 131 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jalen Johnson 213 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Johnson .509 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jalen Johnson .333 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Johnson .747 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 23.8 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 10.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 8.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.6 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.0 (2025) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 3.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Johnson 26 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jalen Johnson 15 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jalen Johnson 8 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jalen Johnson 3 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jalen Johnson 0 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jalen Johnson 8 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Johnson .370 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jalen Johnson .333 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Johnson 1.000 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 4.3 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 2.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.3 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.0 (2023) 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.