Kevin Love vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kevin Love 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 Kevin Love 16.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.