Tyrese Maxey vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Tyrese Maxey 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
Tyrese Maxey: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyrese Maxey 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Tyrese Maxey 5 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Tyrese Maxey 4 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Tyrese Maxey 1 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Tyrese Maxey 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 Tyrese Maxey 19.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.0 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 4.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Maxey 6,202 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Tyrese Maxey 952 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Tyrese Maxey 1,403 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Tyrese Maxey 290 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Tyrese Maxey 107 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Tyrese Maxey 318 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Maxey .461 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Maxey .381 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Maxey .866 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 26.3 (2025) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.7 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 6.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 1.8 (2025) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.5 (2024) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 17.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.1 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.4 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Maxey 730 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Tyrese Maxey 148 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Tyrese Maxey 129 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Tyrese Maxey 32 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Tyrese Maxey 15 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Tyrese Maxey 41 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Maxey .458 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Maxey .389 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Maxey .870 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 29.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 5.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 6.8 (2024) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 1.4 (2023) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.5 (2021) 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.