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Elmore Smith

Elmore Smith

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1949 in Macon, Georgia
High School: Ballard-Hudson in Macon, Georgia
College: Kentucky State University
Draft: Buffalo Braves, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1971

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Elo Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 2:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #269. Paul Pressey… #270. Cliff Robinson… #271. Terrell Brandon… #272. ELMORE SMITH… #273. Dick Barnett… #274. Kenny Anderson… #275. Mike Mitchell… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 22 BUF NBA C 78 3186 579 1275 .454 194 363 .534 1184 111 306 1352
1972-73 23 BUF NBA C 76 2829 600 1244 .482 188 337 .558 946 192 295 1388
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 81 2922 434 949 .457 147 249 .590 204 702 906 150 71 393 309 1015
1974-75 25 LAL NBA C 74 2341 346 702 .493 112 231 .485 210 600 810 145 84 216 255 804
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 78 2809 498 962 .518 222 351 .632 201 692 893 97 78 238 268 1218
1976-77 27 TOT NBA C 70 1464 241 507 .475 117 213 .549 114 325 439 43 35 144 207 599
1976-77 27 MIL NBA C 34 789 113 253 .447 61 105 .581 52 156 208 30 19 69 109 287
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 36 675 128 254 .504 56 108 .519 62 169 231 13 16 75 98 312
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 81 1996 402 809 .497 205 309 .663 178 500 678 57 50 176 141 241 1009
1978-79 29 CLE NBA C 24 332 69 130 .531 18 26 .692 45 61 106 13 7 16 42 60 156
Career NBA 562 17879 3169 6578 .482 1203 2079 .579 952 2880 5962 808 325 1183 183 1941 7541

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 22 BUF NBA C 78 40.8 7.4 16.3 .454 2.5 4.7 .534 15.2 1.4 3.9 17.3
1972-73 23 BUF NBA C 76 37.2 7.9 16.4 .482 2.5 4.4 .558 12.4 2.5 3.9 18.3
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 81 36.1 5.4 11.7 .457 1.8 3.1 .590 2.5 8.7 11.2 1.9 0.9 4.9 3.8 12.5
1974-75 25 LAL NBA C 74 31.6 4.7 9.5 .493 1.5 3.1 .485 2.8 8.1 10.9 2.0 1.1 2.9 3.4 10.9
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 78 36.0 6.4 12.3 .518 2.8 4.5 .632 2.6 8.9 11.4 1.2 1.0 3.1 3.4 15.6
1976-77 27 TOT NBA C 70 20.9 3.4 7.2 .475 1.7 3.0 .549 1.6 4.6 6.3 0.6 0.5 2.1 3.0 8.6
1976-77 27 MIL NBA C 34 23.2 3.3 7.4 .447 1.8 3.1 .581 1.5 4.6 6.1 0.9 0.6 2.0 3.2 8.4
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 36 18.8 3.6 7.1 .504 1.6 3.0 .519 1.7 4.7 6.4 0.4 0.4 2.1 2.7 8.7
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 81 24.6 5.0 10.0 .497 2.5 3.8 .663 2.2 6.2 8.4 0.7 0.6 2.2 1.7 3.0 12.5
1978-79 29 CLE NBA C 24 13.8 2.9 5.4 .531 0.8 1.1 .692 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 6.5
Career NBA 562 31.8 5.6 11.7 .482 2.1 3.7 .579 2.3 7.1 10.6 1.4 0.8 2.9 1.7 3.5 13.4

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 22 BUF NBA C 78 3186 6.5 14.4 .454 2.2 4.1 .534 13.4 1.3 3.5 15.3
1972-73 23 BUF NBA C 76 2829 7.6 15.8 .482 2.4 4.3 .558 12.0 2.4 3.8 17.7
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 81 2922 5.3 11.7 .457 1.8 3.1 .590 2.5 8.6 11.2 1.8 0.9 4.8 3.8 12.5
1974-75 25 LAL NBA C 74 2341 5.3 10.8 .493 1.7 3.6 .485 3.2 9.2 12.5 2.2 1.3 3.3 3.9 12.4
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 78 2809 6.4 12.3 .518 2.8 4.5 .632 2.6 8.9 11.4 1.2 1.0 3.1 3.4 15.6
1976-77 27 TOT NBA C 70 1464 5.9 12.5 .475 2.9 5.2 .549 2.8 8.0 10.8 1.1 0.9 3.5 5.1 14.7
1976-77 27 MIL NBA C 34 789 5.2 11.5 .447 2.8 4.8 .581 2.4 7.1 9.5 1.4 0.9 3.1 5.0 13.1
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 36 675 6.8 13.5 .504 3.0 5.8 .519 3.3 9.0 12.3 0.7 0.9 4.0 5.2 16.6
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 81 1996 7.3 14.6 .497 3.7 5.6 .663 3.2 9.0 12.2 1.0 0.9 3.2 2.5 4.3 18.2
1978-79 29 CLE NBA C 24 332 7.5 14.1 .531 2.0 2.8 .692 4.9 6.6 11.5 1.4 0.8 1.7 4.6 6.5 16.9
Career NBA 562 17879 6.4 13.2 .482 2.4 4.2 .579 2.9 8.7 12.0 1.6 1.0 3.6 2.8 3.9 15.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1971-72 22 BUF NBA C 78 3186 15.0 .471 .454 18.0 5.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 .022
1972-73 23 BUF NBA C 76 2829 16.5 .498 .482 15.6 9.9 3.0 0.9 3.9 .067
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 81 2922 14.5 .479 .457 6.6 21.1 14.2 6.9 1.0 6.4 92 0.5 5.4 5.9 .097
1974-75 25 LAL NBA C 74 2341 15.9 .500 .493 8.6 24.3 16.5 8.7 1.6 4.6 93 1.0 3.7 4.7 .097
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 78 2809 17.7 .545 .518 7.7 24.9 16.6 5.0 1.3 4.4 94 4.1 4.7 8.7 .149
1976-77 27 TOT NBA C 70 1464 14.9 .499 .475 7.8 23.2 15.4 3.9 1.1 5.2 96 0.7 2.2 2.9 .094
1976-77 27 MIL NBA C 34 789 12.6 .480 .447 6.8 20.6 13.6 4.8 1.1 4.4 100 0.0 0.8 0.8 .051
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 36 675 17.6 .517 .504 9.0 26.3 17.4 2.8 1.1 6.0 92 0.7 1.4 2.0 .145
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 81 1996 19.9 .534 .497 8.9 25.6 17.2 4.2 1.2 4.6 13.0 21.6 104 94 3.0 3.8 6.8 .164
1978-79 29 CLE NBA C 24 332 14.5 .551 .531 14.0 21.4 17.5 5.6 1.0 2.7 22.9 22.0 96 105 0.0 0.3 0.3 .046
Career NBA 562 17879 16.2 .503 .482 8.0 23.7 16.3 6.4 1.2 5.0 14.4 21.6 103 94 12.7 22.0 34.7 .093

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 5 171 42 88 .477 12 17 .706 19 34 53 6 7 8 20 96
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 3 104 15 27 .556 14 21 .667 5 17 22 1 2 11 14 44
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 3 56 18 33 .545 5 8 .625 6 18 24 1 5 3 10 41
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 2 56 11 24 .458 3 6 .500 6 13 19 0 3 3 5 9 25
Career NBA 13 387 86 172 .500 34 52 .654 36 82 118 8 17 25 5 53 206

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 5 34.2 8.4 17.6 .477 2.4 3.4 .706 3.8 6.8 10.6 1.2 1.4 1.6 4.0 19.2
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 3 34.7 5.0 9.0 .556 4.7 7.0 .667 1.7 5.7 7.3 0.3 0.7 3.7 4.7 14.7
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 3 18.7 6.0 11.0 .545 1.7 2.7 .625 2.0 6.0 8.0 0.3 1.7 1.0 3.3 13.7
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 2 28.0 5.5 12.0 .458 1.5 3.0 .500 3.0 6.5 9.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 4.5 12.5
Career NBA 13 29.8 6.6 13.2 .500 2.6 4.0 .654 2.8 6.3 9.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.5 4.1 15.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 5 171 8.8 18.5 .477 2.5 3.6 .706 4.0 7.2 11.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 4.2 20.2
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 3 104 5.2 9.3 .556 4.8 7.3 .667 1.7 5.9 7.6 0.3 0.7 3.8 4.8 15.2
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 3 56 11.6 21.2 .545 3.2 5.1 .625 3.9 11.6 15.4 0.6 3.2 1.9 6.4 26.4
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 2 56 7.1 15.4 .458 1.9 3.9 .500 3.9 8.4 12.2 0.0 1.9 1.9 3.2 5.8 16.1
Career NBA 13 387 8.0 16.0 .500 3.2 4.8 .654 3.3 7.6 11.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 3.2 4.9 19.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1973-74 24 LAL NBA C 5 171 19.7 .503 .477 9.6 20.9 14.7 6.7 1.9 2.4 99 0.2 0.1 0.4 .100
1975-76 26 MIL NBA C 3 104 15.8 .607 .556 7.1 17.1 13.0 1.3 0.9 5.1 104 0.1 0.0 0.2 .082
1976-77 27 CLE NBA C 3 56 25.6 .561 .545 9.1 34.5 20.4 3.4 4.1 3.1 83 0.1 0.2 0.3 .281
1977-78 28 CLE NBA C 2 56 14.5 .469 .458 11.6 28.9 19.6 0.0 2.5 2.8 15.8 21.7 92 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.005
Career NBA 13 387 18.8 .529 .500 9.1 23.0 15.8 3.8 2.0 3.3 15.8 21.7 92 99 0.5 0.4 0.9 .106

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Elmore Smith 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5 0.3
Tom Boerwinkle 93.5 9.0 7.4 6.3 4.4 3.8 2.6 1.7 0.5
Sam Lacey 91.0 7.7 7.4 5.6 5.0 4.3 2.7 1.2 0.3
Ray Felix 88.6 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.0 1.8 0.8
Mike Gminski 88.2 9.2 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.3 4.0 1.8 1.5
Andrew Bogut 87.9 7.5 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.0 2.6 1.7 0.5
Marcus Camby 87.3 10.3 6.9 5.9 3.7 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9
Darryl Dawkins 87.2 6.4 6.3 5.7 4.6 4.0 2.9 2.1 0.1
Elden Campbell 87.1 8.2 7.0 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.6 1.1
Steve Stipanovich 85.8 9.0 6.9 5.9 5.0 3.6
Emeka Okafor 85.0 8.2 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 4.0 1.7 1.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Elmore Smith 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5 0.3
Tom Boerwinkle 88.8 9.0 7.4 6.3 4.4 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.2
Andrew Bogut 87.9 7.5 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.0 2.6 1.7 0.5
Steve Stipanovich 85.8 9.0 6.9 5.9 5.0 3.6
Ray Felix 85.6 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.8
Chuck Share 84.9 8.6 8.1 6.7 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.3 1.3
Neal Walk 83.6 7.1 6.8 6.1 5.1 2.1 1.7 1.2 0.2
Andrew Bynum 82.0 8.0 7.8 6.6 5.5 4.8 4.2 0.1
Darrall Imhoff 81.0 8.2 5.9 5.0 4.9 2.4 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.6
Stan Miasek 80.8 10.3 5.8 5.5 4.1 3.5 2.1
Joe Barry Carroll 80.6 7.0 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.6 3.4 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1971-72 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1972-73 NBA 0.007 (13)
Career 0.007 (177)
Defensive Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 702 (8)
1975-76 NBA 692 (7)
Total Rebounds
1971-72 NBA 1184 (7)
1975-76 NBA 893 (8)
Blocks
1973-74 NBA 393 (1)
 1974-75 NBA 216 (1)
 1975-76 NBA 238 (2)
1976-77 NBA 144 (10)
1977-78 NBA 176 (6)
Career NBA 1183 (54)
Career 1183 (56)
Personal Fouls
1971-72 NBA 306 (3)
1972-73 NBA 295 (8)
1973-74 NBA 309 (3)
Field Goal Pct
1975-76 NBA .518 (6)
Rebounds Per Game
1971-72 NBA 15.2 (6)
1975-76 NBA 11.4 (8)
Career NBA 10.6 (30)
Career 10.6 (38)
Blocks Per Game
1973-74 NBA 4.9 (1)
 1974-75 NBA 2.9 (2)
1975-76 NBA 3.1 (2)
1976-77 NBA 2.1 (10)
1977-78 NBA 2.2 (8)
Career NBA 2.9 (5)
Career 2.9 (5)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1975-76 NBA .518 (6)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1974-75 NBA 24.3 (10)
1975-76 NBA 24.9 (8)
1977-78 NBA 25.6 (8)
Total Rebound Pct
1971-72 NBA 18.0 (7)
Career NBA 16.3 (55)
Career 16.3 (61)
Block Pct
1973-74 NBA 6.4 (1)
 1974-75 NBA 4.6 (1)
 1975-76 NBA 4.4 (4)
1977-78 NBA 4.6 (3)
Defensive Rating
1973-74 NBA 91.6 (7)
1975-76 NBA 93.5 (10)
1977-78 NBA 94.0 (6)
Defensive Win Shares
1973-74 NBA 5.4 (6)
1975-76 NBA 4.7 (7)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.005 (355)
NBA Elo Player Rating
279th (overall) as of May 22, 2013, 10:48AM
      

Transactions

March 29, 1971: Drafted by the Buffalo Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

September 12, 1973: Traded by the Buffalo Braves to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim McMillian.

June 16, 1975: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers and Brian Winters to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.

January 13, 1977: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with Gary Brokaw to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Rowland Garrett, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Ernie Grunfeld) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (George Johnson).

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