Kristaps Porzingis vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kristaps Porzingis 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

Kristaps Porzingis

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 8 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis 19.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,021 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,604 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 826 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 334 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 846 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 459 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .459 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .361 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .831 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.7 (2023) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 15.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 6.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 212 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 84 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 18 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 14 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 14 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 14 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .466 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .391 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .875 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.5 (2024) 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.