Zach LaVine vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine 20.5 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.