Elmore Smith
- Seasons
- 1971-72 to 1978-79
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Born
- May 9, 1949
- College
- Kentucky State University
- Draft
- 1971, round 1, pick 3
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.2
- True shooting
- .503
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 21.7
- Win shares
- 34.7
- WS per 48
- .093
- Box plus/minus
- 1.2
- VORP
- 9.5
- Best season, WS
- 8.7
- Best season, BPM
- 2.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 1 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | BUF | 22 | 78 | 3,186 | 15.0 | .471 | .454 | – | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .022 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | BUF | 23 | 76 | 2,829 | 16.5 | .498 | .482 | – | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | .067 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 24 | 81 | 2,922 | 14.5 | .479 | .457 | – | 0.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | .097 | -1.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | – | 92 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 25 | 74 | 2,341 | 15.9 | .500 | .493 | – | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .097 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | – | 93 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 26 | 78 | 2,809 | 17.7 | .545 | .518 | – | 4.1 | 4.7 | 8.7 | .149 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | – | 94 |
| 1976-77 | 2+ teams | 27 | 70 | 1,464 | 14.9 | .499 | .475 | – | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .094 | -1.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 | – | 96 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 28 | 81 | 1,996 | 19.9 | .534 | .497 | 21.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | .164 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 104 | 94 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 29 | 24 | 332 | 14.5 | .551 | .531 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .046 | -2.6 | -1.0 | -3.6 | -0.1 | 96 | 105 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.