Paolo Banchero vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Paolo Banchero 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero 21.3 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.3 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 151 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 44 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 26 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 5 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 3 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 6 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .479 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .382 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .710 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.3 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.5 (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.