Jamal Murray vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Jamal Murray 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
Jamal Murray: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Murray 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jamal Murray 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Jamal Murray 5 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Jamal Murray 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Jamal Murray 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 Jamal Murray 18.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 3.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 4.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.0 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Murray 10,361 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Jamal Murray 2,144 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Jamal Murray 2,711 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Jamal Murray 573 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Jamal Murray 205 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Jamal Murray 565 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Murray .458 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Jamal Murray .387 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Murray .871 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 25.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 4.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 7.0 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.4 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 23.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 4.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 6.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.1 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Murray 1,876 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Jamal Murray 386 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Jamal Murray 474 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Jamal Murray 89 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Jamal Murray 30 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Jamal Murray 79 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Murray .457 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Jamal Murray .383 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Murray .904 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 26.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 5.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 7.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.8 (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.