Elmore Smith
Seasons 1971-72–1978-79 · 8 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1949
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Player info
| Nickname | The Rejector, E |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #3 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 250 lb |
| Born | 1949-05-09 |
| College | Kentucky State |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 1, Pick 3 · BUF |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1978-79 (8) |
Career averages
13.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 1.4 APG · 562 games · .482 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | BUF | 22 | 78 | 40.8 | .454 | — | .534 | 15.2 | 1.4 | — | — | 17.3 | 15.0 | .471 |
| 1972-73 | BUF | 23 | 76 | 37.2 | .482 | — | .558 | 12.4 | 2.5 | — | — | 18.3 | 16.5 | .498 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 24 | 81 | 36.1 | .457 | — | .590 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 14.5 | .479 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 25 | 74 | 31.6 | .493 | — | .485 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 15.9 | .500 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 26 | 78 | 36.0 | .518 | — | .632 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 15.6 | 17.7 | .545 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 27 | 70 | 20.9 | .475 | — | .549 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 14.9 | .499 |
| MIL | 27 | 34 | 23.2 | .447 | — | .581 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 12.6 | .480 | |
| CLE | 27 | 36 | 18.8 | .504 | — | .519 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 17.6 | .517 | |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 28 | 81 | 24.6 | .497 | — | .663 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 19.9 | .534 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 29 | 24 | 13.8 | .531 | — | .692 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 14.5 | .551 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | BUF | 78 | — | 3,186 | 579 | 1,275 | .454 | — | — | 194 | 363 | 1184 | 111 | — | — | — | 1,352 |
| 1972-73 | BUF | 76 | — | 2,829 | 600 | 1,244 | .482 | — | — | 188 | 337 | 946 | 192 | — | — | — | 1,388 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 81 | — | 2,922 | 434 | 949 | .457 | — | — | 147 | 249 | 906 | 150 | 71 | 393 | — | 1,015 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 74 | — | 2,341 | 346 | 702 | .493 | — | — | 112 | 231 | 810 | 145 | 84 | 216 | — | 804 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 78 | — | 2,809 | 498 | 962 | .518 | — | — | 222 | 351 | 893 | 97 | 78 | 238 | — | 1,218 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 70 | 8 | 1,464 | 241 | 507 | .475 | — | — | 117 | 213 | 439 | 43 | 35 | 144 | — | 599 |
| MIL | 34 | — | 789 | 113 | 253 | .447 | — | — | 61 | 105 | 208 | 30 | 19 | 69 | — | 287 | |
| CLE | 36 | 8 | 675 | 128 | 254 | .504 | — | — | 56 | 108 | 231 | 13 | 16 | 75 | — | 312 | |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | — | 1,996 | 402 | 809 | .497 | — | — | 205 | 309 | 678 | 57 | 50 | 176 | 141 | 1,009 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 24 | — | 332 | 69 | 130 | .531 | — | — | 18 | 26 | 106 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 156 |
| Career | 562 | — | — | 3,169 | 6,578 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 1203 | 2079 | 5962 | 808 | 325 | 1183 | 183 | 7,541 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | BUF | 78 | 40.8 | 6.5 | 14.4 | .454 | — | — | 2.2 | 4.1 | 13.4 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 15.3 |
| 1972-73 | BUF | 76 | 37.2 | 7.6 | 15.8 | .482 | — | — | 2.4 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 17.7 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 81 | 36.1 | 5.3 | 11.7 | .457 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4.8 | — | 12.5 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 74 | 31.6 | 5.3 | 10.8 | .493 | — | — | 1.7 | 3.6 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | — | 12.4 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 78 | 36.0 | 6.4 | 12.3 | .518 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.5 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | — | 15.6 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 70 | 20.9 | 5.9 | 12.5 | .475 | — | — | 2.9 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.5 | — | 14.7 |
| MIL | 34 | 23.2 | 5.2 | 11.5 | .447 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | — | 13.1 | |
| CLE | 36 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 13.5 | .504 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | — | 16.6 | |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | 24.6 | 7.3 | 14.6 | .497 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 18.2 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 24 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 14.1 | .531 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.8 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 16.9 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | BUF | 78 | 3,186 | 15.0 | .471 | — | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .022 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | BUF | 76 | 2,829 | 16.5 | .498 | — | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | .067 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 81 | 2,922 | 14.5 | .479 | — | 0.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | .097 | -1.4 | +2.5 | +1.1 | +2.3 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 74 | 2,341 | 15.9 | .500 | — | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .097 | -0.6 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.8 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 78 | 2,809 | 17.7 | .545 | — | 4.1 | 4.7 | 8.7 | .149 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +2.9 |
| 1976-77 | 2TM | 70 | 1,464 | 14.9 | .499 | — | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .094 | -1.7 | +1.2 | -0.4 | +0.6 |
| MIL | 34 | 789 | 12.6 | .480 | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .051 | -2.5 | +0.6 | -1.9 | +0.0 | |
| CLE | 36 | 675 | 17.6 | .517 | — | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .145 | -0.7 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +0.6 | |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | 1,996 | 19.9 | .534 | 21.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | .164 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +2.0 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 24 | 332 | 14.5 | .551 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .046 | -2.6 | -1.0 | -3.6 | -0.1 |
| Career | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.7 | — | — | — | — | +9.5 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 5 | 34.2 | 19.2 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .477 | — | .503 |
| 1975-76 | 3 | 34.7 | 14.7 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.7 | .556 | — | .607 |
| 1976-77 | 3 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .545 | — | .561 |
| 1977-78 | 2 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .458 | — | .469 |
| Career | 13 | 29.8 | 15.8 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .500 | — | .529 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 290 | 14.2 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 154–136 |
| Away | 287 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 83–204 |
| In wins | 237 | 13.9 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 237–0 |
| In losses | 340 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0–340 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 32 | 15.4 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 11–21 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 33 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 10–23 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 7 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 4–3 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 34 | 13.1 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 16–18 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 2.3 | 8–16 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 7 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 4–3 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 35 | 13.0 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 12–23 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 11–22 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 34 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 11–23 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 10 | 14.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 4–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 6–14 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 24 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 12–12 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 31 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 11–20 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 21–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 34 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 15–19 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 38 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 16–22 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 27 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 16–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 9 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 2–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 17 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 8–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Elmore Smith play for?
Elmore Smith plays C for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Elmore Smith's career stats?
Elmore Smith has averaged 13.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 1.4 APG over 8 seasons (1971-72–1978-79).
How tall is Elmore Smith?
Elmore Smith is 7-0 (250 lb).
When was Elmore Smith drafted?
Elmore Smith was drafted in 1971, round 1, pick 3.