Shaquille O'Neal vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Elmore Smith 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 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 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.