Kon Knueppel vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kon Knueppel 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
Kon Knueppel: 2025-26 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kon Knueppel 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kon Knueppel 1 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kon Knueppel 0 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kon Knueppel 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Kon Knueppel 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 Kon Knueppel 19.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kon Knueppel 5.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kon Knueppel 3.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kon Knueppel 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kon Knueppel 0.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kon Knueppel 597 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kon Knueppel 159 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kon Knueppel 107 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kon Knueppel 22 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kon Knueppel 7 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kon Knueppel 31 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kon Knueppel .478 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kon Knueppel .428 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kon Knueppel .897 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kon Knueppel 19.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kon Knueppel 5.1 (2026) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kon Knueppel 3.5 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kon Knueppel 0.7 (2026) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kon Knueppel 0.2 (2026) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kon Knueppel 0 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kon Knueppel - Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kon Knueppel - 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.