Butch Lee vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Butch Lee 96 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Butch Lee 3 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.