Joel Embiid vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Joel Embiid 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 Joel Embiid 27.9 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (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.