Tim Duncan vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Elmore Smith 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Tim Duncan 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 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 Tim Duncan 19.0 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.