Elmore Smith vs. T.J. Warren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. Warren and Elmore Smith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Elmore Smith played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than T.J. Warren, who played 9. Elmore Smith had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while T.J. Warren had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Elmore Smith 8 4 1971-72 to 1978-79
T.J. Warren 9 3 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1971-722014-15
Team Buffalo BravesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 78 40.8 17.3 - - 15.2 1.4 - - - 3.9 7.4 16.3 .454 - - - 2.5 4.7 .534
T.J. Warren 40 15.4 6.1 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.8 5.4 .528 0.1 0.5 .238 0.4 0.5 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
T.J. Warren ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1972-732015-16
Team Buffalo BravesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 76 37.2 18.3 - - 12.4 2.5 - - - 3.9 7.9 16.4 .482 - - - 2.5 4.4 .558
T.J. Warren 47 22.8 11.0 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.0 4.7 9.4 .501 0.6 1.5 .400 1.0 1.4 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
T.J. Warren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1973-742016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 81 36.1 12.5 2.5 8.7 11.2 1.9 0.9 4.9 - 3.8 5.4 11.7 .457 - - - 1.8 3.1 .590
T.J. Warren 66 31.0 14.4 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.1 1.2 0.6 0.9 2.7 6.1 12.3 .495 0.4 1.5 .265 1.8 2.3 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 5 34.2 19.2 3.8 6.8 10.6 1.2 1.4 1.6 - 4.0 8.4 17.6 .477 - - - 2.4 3.4 .706
T.J. Warren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1974-752017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 74 31.6 10.9 2.8 8.1 10.9 2.0 1.1 2.9 - 3.4 4.7 9.5 .493 - - - 1.5 3.1 .485
T.J. Warren 65 33.0 19.6 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.3 1.0 0.6 1.3 2.3 8.1 16.4 .498 0.3 1.4 .222 3.0 3.9 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
T.J. Warren ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 78 36.0 15.6 2.6 8.9 11.4 1.2 1.0 3.1 - 3.4 6.4 12.3 .518 - - - 2.8 4.5 .632
T.J. Warren 43 31.6 18.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.5 1.2 0.7 1.2 2.8 6.9 14.2 .486 1.8 4.2 .428 2.3 2.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 3 34.7 14.7 1.7 5.7 7.3 0.3 0.7 3.7 - 4.7 5.0 9.0 .556 - - - 4.7 7.0 .667
T.J. Warren ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 70 20.9 8.6 1.6 4.6 6.3 0.6 0.5 2.1 - 3.0 3.4 7.2 .475 - - - 1.7 3.0 .549
T.J. Warren 67 32.9 19.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.5 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.8 8.0 14.9 .536 1.4 3.4 .403 2.5 3.0 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 3 18.7 13.7 2.0 6.0 8.0 0.3 1.7 1.0 - 3.3 6.0 11.0 .545 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625
T.J. Warren 4 39.0 20.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.0 2.3 0.3 2.8 4.0 8.0 17.0 .471 1.8 4.8 .368 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 7
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 81 24.6 12.5 2.2 6.2 8.4 0.7 0.6 2.2 1.7 3.0 5.0 10.0 .497 - - - 2.5 3.8 .663
T.J. Warren 4 29.3 15.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.0 6.8 12.8 .529 0.0 1.8 .000 2.0 2.5 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 2 28.0 12.5 3.0 6.5 9.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 4.5 5.5 12.0 .458 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500
T.J. Warren ------- --- ----------

Note: T.J. Warren didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 8
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith 24 13.8 6.5 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.9 5.4 .531 - - - 0.8 1.1 .692
T.J. Warren 42 16.4 7.5 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 3.1 6.4 .489 0.5 1.6 .328 0.7 0.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
T.J. Warren 6 13.5 2.7 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.2 .316 0.2 1.2 .143 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 9
Elmore Smith T.J. Warren
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
T.J. Warren 11 11.4 3.7 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.6 3.7 .439 0.2 1.2 .154 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elmore Smith ------- --- ----------
T.J. Warren 3 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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