Stephen Jackson vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Stephen Jackson 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
Stephen Jackson: 2000-01 to 2013-14
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Jackson 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Jackson 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Jackson 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Stephen Jackson 0 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Stephen Jackson 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 Stephen Jackson 15.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Jackson 3.9 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Jackson 3.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Jackson 1.3 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Jackson 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Jackson 12,976 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Stephen Jackson 3,328 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Stephen Jackson 2,634 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Stephen Jackson 1,109 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Stephen Jackson 317 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Stephen Jackson 858 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Jackson .414 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Stephen Jackson .333 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Jackson .798 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Jackson 20.7 (2009) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Jackson 5.1 (2009) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Stephen Jackson 6.5 (2009) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Stephen Jackson 1.8 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Jackson 0.5 (2010) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Jackson 13.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Jackson 3.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Jackson 2.7 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Jackson 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Jackson 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Jackson 1,003 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Stephen Jackson 263 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Stephen Jackson 193 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Stephen Jackson 98 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Stephen Jackson 28 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Stephen Jackson 72 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Jackson .404 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Stephen Jackson .355 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Jackson .816 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Jackson 19.9 (2007) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Jackson 5.0 (2010) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Stephen Jackson 3.8 (2010) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Stephen Jackson 2.0 (2007) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Jackson 0.7 (2007) 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.