Pau Gasol vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Pau Gasol 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 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 Pau Gasol 17.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.