Elmore Smith stats

Last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 1978-79

Center

Age 77

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Elmore Smith played 8 NBA seasons, 1971-72 to 1978-79.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
13.4
REB
10.6
AST
1.4
STL
0.6
BLK
2.9
TS%
50.4
MIN
31.8
GP
562
Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1971-72LAC17.315.21.4——47.140.878
1972-73LAC18.312.42.5——49.837.276
1973-74LAL12.511.21.90.94.947.936.181
1974-75LAL10.910.92.01.12.950.031.674
1975-76MIL15.611.41.21.03.154.536.078
1976-77CLE/MIL8.66.30.60.52.149.920.970
1977-78CLE12.58.40.70.62.253.424.681
1978-79CLE6.54.40.50.30.755.113.824

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
15.9
REB
9.1
AST
0.6
STL
1.3
BLK
1.9
TS%
52.9
MIN
29.8
GP
13

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
7,541
REB
5,962
AST
808
STL
325
BLK
1,183
TO
183
FGM
3,169
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.
1971-72LAC1,3521,184111———579
1972-73LAC1,388946192———600
1973-74LAL1,01590615071393—434
1974-75LAL80481014584216—346
1975-76MIL1,2188939778238—498
1976-77CLE/MIL5994394335144—241
1977-78CLE1,0096785750176141402
1978-79CLE156106137164269

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
15.2
REB
12.0
AST
1.6
STL
0.7
BLK
3.3
TS%
50.4
MIN
31.8
GP
562

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1971-72LAC15.313.41.2——47.140.878
1972-73LAC17.712.02.4——49.837.276
1973-74LAL12.511.21.90.94.947.936.181
1974-75LAL12.412.42.31.33.350.031.674
1975-76MIL15.611.41.21.03.154.536.078
1976-77CLE/MIL14.810.91.00.93.649.920.970
1977-78CLE18.312.31.00.93.253.424.681
1978-79CLE17.011.51.30.81.855.113.824

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
562
ESPN
19,669.0
YAHOO
20,248.4
ESPN/G
35.0
YAHOO/G
36.0

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1971-72LAC782,472.02,939.331.737.7
1972-73LAC762,525.02,811.233.237.0
1973-74LAL813,894.03,719.248.145.9
1974-75LAL742,975.02,893.540.239.1
1975-76MIL783,474.03,383.144.543.4
1976-77CLE/MIL701,719.01,727.324.624.7
1977-78CLE812,314.02,445.128.630.2
1978-79CLE24296.0329.712.313.7

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
77 yearsMay 9, 1949
Experience
9 yearsDebut 1971
Birthplace
Macon, GA
All-Rookie First Team
1971-72

Latest performance

Elmore Smith

Apr 08 · @ SA · L 117-101

MIN
22
PTS
10
REB
4
AST
2
STL
0
BLK
1
FG%
44.4

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sun, Apr 08atSAL 117-101104222
Fri, Apr 06atHOUL 112-11084013
Wed, Apr 04atINDL 102-9582014
Tue, Apr 03vsSAL 116-11247014
Sun, Apr 01vsHOUW 114-10569114
Fri, Mar 30atPHIL 129-9384217

What were Elmore Smith's career stats?

Elmore Smith played 8 seasons for the Clippers, the Lakers, the Bucks and the Cavaliers. His best season was 1972-73: 1,388 points, 946 rebounds and 192 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1971-72 to 1978-79

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 173rd in rebounds (5,962)
  • 65th in blocks (1,183)

Among the 2,816 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Elmore Smith

Playoff series

Elmore Smith played 13 games across 4 NBA postseasons in 4 series — 0 won, 4 lost.

Elmore Smith's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1977-78NYLost 0-2212.59.50.0
1976-77WSHLost 1-2313.78.00.3
1975-76DETLost 1-2314.77.30.3
1973-74MILLost 1-4519.210.61.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Elmore Smith’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.