Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Joe 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. LeBron James has a 10-5 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LeBron James
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LeBron James
10
10
0
Joe Smith
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 25.9 7.5 6.9 2.10.7
Joe Smith 7.7 5.7 0.50.40.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 48 13 12 53
Joe Smith 21 15 3 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 15

games		 9

games		 15

games		 11

games		5

games
Joe Smith 0

games 		5

games		 0

games		 2

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2004
1. Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 20 8 3 1 0 5 5 37 7-25 .280 1-6 .167 5-8 .625
Bucks 101   Joe Smith 8 11 0 0 1 0 4 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 06, 2004
2. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 24 7 10 4 1 2 3 43 11-24 .458 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Bucks 97   Joe Smith 11 12 1 1 1 2 3 28 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 02, 2004
3. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 20 7 7 5 0 5 3 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 107   Joe Smith 15 5 0 0 0 1 0 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 12, 2004
4. Cavaliers 93   LeBron James 27 7 9 2 0 1 1 45 9-20 .450 1-4 .250 8-11 .727
Bucks 89   Joe Smith 10 7 0 2 2 1 3 28 4-14 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2004
5. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 31 8 6 3 0 4 0 42 8-20 .400 0-3 .000 15-22 .682
Bucks 102   Joe Smith 10 4 1 0 1 2 3 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 16, 2005
6. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 34 7 6 1 0 5 0 45 13-26 .500 4-9 .444 4-7 .571
Bucks 96   Joe Smith 21 15 0 0 0 0 1 44 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2006
7. Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 22 9 12 0 2 4 4 45 9-20 .450 2-7 .286 2-4 .500
Bucks 86   Joe Smith 6 3 0 1 0 1 2 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 2007
8. Cavaliers 115   LeBron James 39 10 5 1 0 4 2 53 14-26 .538 3-8 .375 8-13 .615
2OT 76ers 118   Joe Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 2007
9. Cavaliers 98   LeBron James 18 5 6 0 0 1 3 36 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 4-7 .571
76ers 92   Joe Smith 17 13 1 1 0 4 0 38 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2008
10. Cavaliers 117   LeBron James 14 3 3 1 3 0 0 17 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 82   Joe Smith 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 15 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 2008
11. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 31 4 7 3 1 3 1 43 14-24 .583 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Thunder 91   Joe Smith 6 5 3 0 0 0 4 23 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2009
12. Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 14 8 10 5 1 4 2 40 6-20 .300 0-5 .000 2-3 .667
Hawks 84   Joe Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 30, 2009
13. Cavaliers 106   LeBron James 48 10 6 2 2 3 3 43 15-23 .652 4-6 .667 14-16 .875
Hawks 101   Joe Smith 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 02, 2010
14. Cavaliers 93   LeBron James 27 13 6 2 0 2 1 38 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 4-7 .571
Hawks 88   Joe Smith 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2010
15. Heat 101   LeBron James 20 7 7 2 0 5 3 29 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 10-12 .833
Nets 78   Joe Smith 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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