Paul Arizin vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 J.R. Smith 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.