Nikola Jokic vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Nikola Jokic 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
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Nikola Jokic 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 Nikola Jokic 21.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,210 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,141 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,383 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 949 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 536 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 745 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .560 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .360 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .824 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.2 (2025) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.8 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) 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.