Howard Porter vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Howard Porter that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Howard Porter

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Porter 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Howard Porter 7 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Howard Porter 6 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Howard Porter 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.2 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.1 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.4 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 4,215 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 1,872 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Howard Porter 211 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Howard Porter 156 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Howard Porter 212 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Howard Porter 457 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .469 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .802 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 13.2 (1977) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 5.9 (1977) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 (1977) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.3 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.2 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 335 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 152 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Howard Porter 18 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Howard Porter 18 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Howard Porter 15 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Howard Porter 36 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .459 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .846 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 20.0 (1977) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 6.7 (1975) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.8 (1972) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.