Steve Francis vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Steve Francis 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
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Francis 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Steve Francis 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Steve Francis 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Steve Francis 3 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Steve Francis 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Steve Francis 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 Steve Francis 18.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 5.6 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 6.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.5 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 10,446 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 3,215 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Steve Francis 3,473 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Steve Francis 846 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Steve Francis 223 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Steve Francis 576 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .341 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .797 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 21.6 (2002) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2002) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2005) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.8 (2001) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.5 (2003) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 96 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 42 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Steve Francis 38 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Steve Francis 7 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Steve Francis 1 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Steve Francis 5 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .412 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .725 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 (2004) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 (2004) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 (2004) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 (2004) 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.