Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jimmy Butler and J.R. Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jimmy Butler and J.R. Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Jimmy Butler has a 16-10 winning record over J.R. Smith, but J.R. Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jimmy Butler:
2011-12 to 2023-24
J.R. Smith:
2004-05 to 2019-20
26 Games played
19 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Jimmy Butler
16
14
2
J.R. Smith
10
5
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jimmy Butler 18.9 5.7 3.8 1.80.6
J.R. Smith 12.7 3.7 1.30.50.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jimmy Butler 40 14 13 53
J.R. Smith 28 14 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Jimmy Butler 16

games
15

games
17

games
17

games
9

games
J.R. Smith 8

games
6

games
5

games
3

games
6

games
Both had same stat 2

games
5

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4

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6

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11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 2012
1. Bulls 104   Jimmy Butler 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Knicks 99   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 2012
2. Bulls 99   Jimmy Butler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Knicks 100   J.R. Smith 14 5 2 1 1 0 5 37 6-22 .273 2-11 .182 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 2012
3. Bulls 98   Jimmy Butler 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 86   J.R. Smith 14 2 1 2 0 2 3 34 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2012
4. Bulls 93   Jimmy Butler 8 7 0 0 0 1 0 21 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 85   J.R. Smith 15 2 1 0 2 5 5 35 4-14 .286 2-8 .250 5-6 .833
Dec. 21, 2012
5. Bulls 110   Jimmy Butler 6 3 2 2 1 0 3 31 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 106   J.R. Smith 26 10 2 1 0 0 6 32 9-20 .450 4-6 .667 4-4 1.000
Jan. 11, 2013
6. Bulls 108   Jimmy Butler 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 101   J.R. Smith 13 3 1 0 1 1 6 39 4-17 .235 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Apr. 11, 2013
7. Bulls 118   Jimmy Butler 22 14 2 3 3 0 4 50 9-15 .600 2-3 .667 2-5 .400
OT Knicks 111   J.R. Smith 28 14 4 0 0 0 3 42 11-27 .407 2-4 .500 4-7 .571
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 2014
8. Bulls 109   Jimmy Butler 19 6 4 3 0 1 3 42 5-13 .385 0-4 .000 9-14 .643
Knicks 90   J.R. Smith 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 28 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 13, 2014
9. Bulls 89   Jimmy Butler 17 3 3 1 0 2 3 45 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 3-6 .500
Knicks 100   J.R. Smith 17 3 1 1 0 1 0 22 6-13 .462 5-9 .556 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2015
10. Bulls 94   Jimmy Butler 20 7 3 1 1 0 1 40 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 7-9 .778
Cavaliers 108   J.R. Smith 20 3 1 1 0 1 1 34 7-11 .636 6-9 .667 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 2015
11. Bulls 94   Jimmy Butler 16 4 5 3 0 2 4 42 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 99   J.R. Smith 24 4 1 1 1 0 3 43 8-17 .471 8-17 .471 0-0 -
2015 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 2015
12. Bulls 99   Jimmy Butler 20 8 2 5 1 0 5 44 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 96   J.R. Smith 14 2 1 0 0 0 4 27 5-9 .556 4-8 .500 0-0 -
May. 10, 2015
13. Bulls 84   Jimmy Butler 19 5 2 3 1 1 4 45 8-21 .381 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Cavaliers 86   J.R. Smith 13 3 0 0 0 1 0 27 5-10 .500 3-6 .500 0-0 -
May. 12, 2015
14. Bulls 101   Jimmy Butler 29 9 3 0 1 1 4 41 9-18 .500 3-8 .375 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 106   J.R. Smith 12 3 1 1 1 1 3 29 5-11 .455 2-7 .286 0-0 -
May. 14, 2015
15. Bulls 73   Jimmy Butler 20 5 1 1 0 2 4 44 8-22 .364 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 94   J.R. Smith 12 8 2 1 1 2 4 34 3-6 .500 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 2015
16. Bulls 97   Jimmy Butler 17 5 2 2 1 0 1 37 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 95   J.R. Smith 8 5 3 1 0 0 4 30 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 23, 2016
17. Bulls 96   Jimmy Butler 20 9 1 0 0 0 2 42 8-16 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 83   J.R. Smith 18 11 1 0 1 0 2 39 7-17 .412 2-7 .286 2-4 .500
Apr. 09, 2016
18. Bulls 105   Jimmy Butler 21 2 6 3 0 2 3 39 7-17 .412 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 102   J.R. Smith 24 6 4 1 0 1 2 37 8-16 .500 7-14 .500 1-3 .333
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2016
19. Bulls 111   Jimmy Butler 26 8 6 3 2 1 1 42 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 10-12 .833
Cavaliers 105   J.R. Smith 9 2 2 1 0 1 3 33 3-8 .375 3-8 .375 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 2017
20. Bulls 99   Jimmy Butler 25 6 5 2 0 1 0 38 10-17 .588 2-2 1.000 3-6 .500
Cavaliers 93   J.R. Smith 12 3 4 1 0 2 0 38 4-9 .444 4-7 .571 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2018
21. Timberwolves 127   Jimmy Butler 21 8 9 3 0 2 1 27 7-13 .538 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 99   J.R. Smith 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 0-7 .000 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 07, 2018
22. Timberwolves 138   Jimmy Butler 35 5 6 2 0 2 2 46 14-21 .667 4-5 .800 3-3 1.000
OT Cavaliers 140   J.R. Smith 20 3 1 0 0 0 2 36 7-14 .500 6-11 .545 0-0 -
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 19, 2018
23. Timberwolves 131   Jimmy Butler 33 7 3 4 2 2 0 36 10-12 .833 1-1 1.000 12-12 1.000
Cavaliers 123   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2020 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Sep. 30, 2020
24. Heat 98   Jimmy Butler 23 2 5 2 0 2 0 33 8-13 .615 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Lakers 116   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Oct. 02, 2020
25. Heat 114   Jimmy Butler 25 8 13 1 0 3 2 45 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Lakers 124   J.R. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Oct. 04, 2020
26. Heat 115   Jimmy Butler 40 11 13 2 2 5 0 45 14-20 .700 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Lakers 104   J.R. Smith 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 05 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -