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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rasual 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. J.R. Smith has a 16-8 winning record over Rasual Butler, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rasual Butler

vs.

J.R. Smith


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

24 Games played

19 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Rasual Butler	8	7	1
J.R. Smith	16	12	4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rasual Butler	8.8	2.9	0.9	0.6	0.6
J.R. Smith	11.8	2.6	1.8	0.8	0.1

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rasual Butler	27	7	4	3	3
J.R. Smith	32	6	5	3	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rasual Butler	8 games	11 games	3 games	7 games	12 games
J.R. Smith	14 games	12 games	13 games	10 games	2 games
Both had same stat	2 games	1 game	8 games	7 games	10 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 23, 2005
1.	Heat	97	Rasual Butler	3	6	1	2	0	2	0	22	1-9	.111	1-4	.250	0-0	-
	Hornets	68	J.R. Smith	2	0	1	3	1	1	1	18	1-5	.200	0-2	.000	0-0	-


2006-07 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 07, 2007
2.	Hornets	114	Rasual Butler	9	5	1	1	1	0	1	24	3-11	.273	3-6	.500	0-0	-
OT	Nuggets	112	J.R. Smith	9	3	2	1	0	1	2	20	3-13	.231	2-8	.250	1-2	.500
	Mar. 06, 2007
3.	Hornets	91	Rasual Butler	11	1	0	1	1	1	1	21	4-9	.444	3-6	.500	0-0	-
	Nuggets	106	J.R. Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 13, 2007
4.	Hornets	105	Rasual Butler	13	5	0	0	3	0	2	43	5-16	.313	3-12	.250	0-0	-
	Nuggets	107	J.R. Smith	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2-3	.667	2-3	.667	0-0	-


2007-08 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 12, 2007
5.	Hornets	99	Rasual Butler	18	5	3	0	2	0	3	42	6-11	.545	4-7	.571	2-3	.667
	Nuggets	105	J.R. Smith	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	08	0-1	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jan. 28, 2008
6.	Hornets	117	Rasual Butler	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	0-3	.000	0-3	.000	0-0	-
	Nuggets	93	J.R. Smith	14	3	0	0	0	3	3	17	5-12	.417	3-7	.429	1-1	1.000


2008-09 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 27, 2008
7.	Hornets	105	Rasual Butler	19	2	2	3	0	0	2	33	7-8	.875	4-5	.800	1-2	.500
	Nuggets	101	J.R. Smith	32	5	4	2	0	2	1	33	13-21	.619	5-9	.556	1-2	.500
	Jan. 03, 2009
8.	Hornets	100	Rasual Butler	2	3	0	1	1	2	3	30	0-3	.000	0-2	.000	2-2	1.000
	Nuggets	105	J.R. Smith	17	4	3	0	0	0	0	27	6-11	.545	2-4	.500	3-4	.750
	Jan. 28, 2009
9.	Hornets	94	Rasual Butler	2	3	1	0	0	1	4	17	1-2	.500	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Nuggets	81	J.R. Smith	20	6	5	0	0	4	4	38	7-17	.412	2-7	.286	4-4	1.000
	Mar. 25, 2009
10.	Hornets	88	Rasual Butler	10	2	1	0	1	1	6	30	4-7	.571	2-4	.500	0-0	-
	Nuggets	101	J.R. Smith	16	0	1	2	0	3	3	23	6-12	.500	2-6	.333	2-2	1.000


2009 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 19, 2009
11.	Hornets	84	Rasual Butler	8	2	0	0	1	0	5	27	3-6	.500	2-3	.667	0-0	-
	Nuggets	113	J.R. Smith	19	4	1	1	0	5	2	24	8-18	.444	0-7	.000	3-4	.750
	Apr. 22, 2009
12.	Hornets	93	Rasual Butler	12	2	0	0	1	2	3	34	4-6	.667	4-5	.800	0-0	-
	Nuggets	108	J.R. Smith	15	4	0	1	0	1	3	27	6-11	.545	3-5	.600	0-2	.000
	Apr. 25, 2009
13.	Hornets	95	Rasual Butler	17	5	0	1	0	0	3	41	5-8	.625	3-4	.750	4-4	1.000
	Nuggets	93	J.R. Smith	14	5	0	0	0	1	3	25	5-14	.357	4-9	.444	0-0	-
	Apr. 27, 2009
14.	Hornets	63	Rasual Butler	9	4	0	0	1	1	1	25	2-6	.333	1-3	.333	4-4	1.000
	Nuggets	121	J.R. Smith	12	1	4	1	0	2	3	21	5-8	.625	2-4	.500	0-0	-
	Apr. 29, 2009
15.	Hornets	86	Rasual Butler	7	2	1	0	1	3	2	31	3-11	.273	0-4	.000	1-1	1.000
	Nuggets	107	J.R. Smith	20	3	3	1	0	2	3	28	7-12	.583	5-8	.625	1-2	.500


2009-10 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 20, 2009
16.	Clippers	106	Rasual Butler	27	3	2	0	0	1	0	34	8-15	.533	4-9	.444	7-7	1.000
	Nuggets	99	J.R. Smith	9	2	1	2	0	2	3	30	4-13	.308	1-7	.143	0-0	-
	Jan. 21, 2010
17.	Clippers	85	Rasual Butler	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	35	1-5	.200	0-4	.000	0-0	-
	Nuggets	105	J.R. Smith	3	0	2	0	0	3	1	24	1-7	.143	0-3	.000	1-2	.500
	Apr. 03, 2010
18.	Clippers	90	Rasual Butler	8	1	4	0	0	2	2	39	3-10	.300	1-6	.167	1-1	1.000
	Nuggets	98	J.R. Smith	8	3	3	3	0	1	2	19	3-11	.273	1-7	.143	1-1	1.000


2010-11 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 05, 2010
19.	Clippers	104	Rasual Butler	12	4	0	0	0	0	3	19	5-10	.500	2-6	.333	0-1	.000
	Nuggets	111	J.R. Smith	10	3	2	1	0	0	3	26	4-9	.444	1-3	.333	1-1	1.000
	Dec. 03, 2010
20.	Clippers	104	Rasual Butler	2	3	1	2	0	0	2	20	1-3	.333	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	Nuggets	109	J.R. Smith	21	4	1	0	0	5	3	25	6-10	.600	3-5	.600	6-7	.857


2013-14 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 16, 2014
21.	Pacers	117	Rasual Butler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05	0-3	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Knicks	89	J.R. Smith	12	4	1	0	0	1	3	28	6-12	.500	0-3	.000	0-0	-


2014-15 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 20, 2015
22.	Wizards	89	Rasual Butler	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	18	1-6	.167	0-4	.000	0-0	-
	Cavaliers	127	J.R. Smith	15	5	3	2	1	0	3	29	6-12	.500	3-8	.375	0-0	-
	Apr. 15, 2015
23.	Wizards	108	Rasual Butler	17	7	2	2	1	0	0	45	7-19	.368	3-8	.375	0-0	-
OT	Cavaliers	113	J.R. Smith	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	9	0-5	.000	0-3	.000	0-0	-


2015-16 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 30, 2016
24.	Spurs	103	Rasual Butler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Cavaliers	117	J.R. Smith	10	3	1	0	0	1	3	26	4-9	.444	2-4	.500	0-0	-