Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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
K. Caldwell-Pope: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships K. Caldwell-Pope 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons K. Caldwell-Pope 13 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played K. Caldwell-Pope 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games K. Caldwell-Pope 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader K. Caldwell-Pope 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 K. Caldwell-Pope 11.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 10,429 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 2,781 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 1,755 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 1,083 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 271 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 943 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .427 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .366 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .825 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 14.5 (2016) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 5.2 (2018) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 3.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 9.7 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 651 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 190 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 115 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 83 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 26 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 67 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .418 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .358 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .843 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 15.3 (2016) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 4.3 (2016) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 (2016) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.7 (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.