Tom Heinsohn vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Tom Heinsohn 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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Tom Heinsohn 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 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 Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.