Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elmore Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.