Quentin Grimes vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Quentin Grimes 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
Quentin Grimes: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quentin Grimes 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Quentin Grimes 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Quentin Grimes 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Quentin Grimes 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Quentin Grimes 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 Quentin Grimes 10.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 3.2 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.2 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.8 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quentin Grimes 2,926 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Quentin Grimes 851 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Quentin Grimes 605 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Quentin Grimes 212 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Quentin Grimes 77 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Quentin Grimes 270 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quentin Grimes .442 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Quentin Grimes .373 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quentin Grimes .785 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 14.9 (2026) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 4.3 (2025) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 4.3 (2026) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.0 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.4 (2026) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 5.1 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.4 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.0 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.6 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quentin Grimes 46 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Quentin Grimes 25 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Quentin Grimes 13 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Quentin Grimes 9 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Quentin Grimes 5 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Quentin Grimes 9 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quentin Grimes .304 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Quentin Grimes .243 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quentin Grimes .818 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 5.1 (2023) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.8 (2023) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.0 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.6 (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.