Kyrie Irving vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Kyrie Irving 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
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 9 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Kyrie Irving 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 18,433 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 3,173 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,365 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 1,022 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 337 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 779 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .394 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .888 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,211 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 353 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 471 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 128 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 96 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .392 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .883 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.