Kevin Durant vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kevin Durant 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

Kevin Durant

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Durant 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Durant 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kevin Durant 13 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kevin Durant 14 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Durant 1 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Kevin Durant 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Durant 6 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Durant 10 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Kevin Durant 4 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kevin Durant 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Kevin Durant 1 Elmore Smith 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Kevin Durant 1 * Elmore Smith 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 27.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 28,924 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 7,454 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kevin Durant 4,645 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kevin Durant 1,124 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 1,196 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kevin Durant 1,061 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .501 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .387 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .884 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 29.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 4,985 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 1,327 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kevin Durant 709 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kevin Durant 172 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 204 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kevin Durant 170 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .477 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .356 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .868 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021) 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.