Paul Arizin vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Paul Arizin 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 Paul Arizin 22.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.