Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Steve Francis has a 10-9 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Francis:
1999-00 to 2007-08
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Francis
10
10
0
Joe Smith
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 17.2 5.7 5.5 1.20.5
Joe Smith 9.1 6.4 1.00.61.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 27 11 11 42
Joe Smith 25 15 3 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 15

games
9

games
17

games
8

games
3

games
Joe Smith 4

games
8

games
1

game
4

games
9

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
7

games
7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2000
1. Rockets 84   Steve Francis 24 5 4 0 0 7 4 38 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 9-13 .692
Timberwolves 92   Joe Smith 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 11, 2000
2. Rockets 86   Steve Francis 19 6 4 0 0 5 5 34 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 100   Joe Smith 4 4 2 1 2 0 5 21 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 2000
3. Rockets 90   Steve Francis 16 1 4 1 0 2 1 36 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 10-11 .909
Timberwolves 122   Joe Smith 8 10 1 1 1 0 4 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 2001
4. Rockets 107   Steve Francis 26 7 6 2 1 4 2 48 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Pistons 97   Joe Smith 7 7 2 1 3 1 2 32 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 08, 2001
5. Rockets 103   Steve Francis 19 7 1 4 0 4 4 41 6-14 .429 4-9 .444 3-4 .750
Pistons 90   Joe Smith 8 9 1 0 2 0 2 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2001
6. Rockets 88   Steve Francis 20 7 10 2 0 3 0 41 7-19 .368 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Timberwolves 90   Joe Smith 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 27 1-6 .167 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 21, 2002
7. Rockets 89   Steve Francis 16 11 9 2 2 4 1 46 7-16 .438 1-4 .250 1-6 .167
Timberwolves 83   Joe Smith 12 9 1 1 2 3 5 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 13, 2002
8. Rockets 96   Steve Francis 21 6 6 0 1 2 3 38 7-19 .368 0-6 .000 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 95   Joe Smith 10 6 2 0 0 1 4 30 2-3 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 2002
9. Rockets 86   Steve Francis 24 10 3 1 0 0 3 40 8-19 .421 1-1 1.000 7-9 .778
Timberwolves 98   Joe Smith 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 2003
10. Rockets 94   Steve Francis 14 7 11 0 0 3 6 33 2-4 .500 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Timberwolves 86   Joe Smith 6 8 0 0 0 1 4 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 2003
11. Rockets 121   Steve Francis 27 3 8 0 2 6 3 41 12-15 .800 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 101   Joe Smith 6 5 1 0 0 1 2 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2004
12. Rockets 103   Steve Francis 23 5 7 1 2 2 3 39 7-15 .467 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
Bucks 89   Joe Smith 13 15 1 1 3 1 4 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 2004
13. Rockets 111   Steve Francis 23 10 8 3 1 3 5 49 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
OT Bucks 107   Joe Smith 25 9 0 0 0 1 4 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2004
14. Magic 93   Steve Francis 26 9 7 1 0 2 4 39 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Bucks 92   Joe Smith 7 8 0 1 0 1 2 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2006
15. Magic 89   Steve Francis 8 6 7 1 0 5 0 46 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2OT Bucks 94   Joe Smith 5 3 0 0 1 0 1 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 04, 2006
16. Knicks 103   Steve Francis 11 5 4 3 0 2 3 23 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Bucks 98   Joe Smith 19 3 3 1 0 0 6 23 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 14, 2006
17. Knicks 80   Steve Francis 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 18 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 97   Joe Smith 11 5 1 2 0 0 5 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2006
18. Knicks 77   Steve Francis 9 0 2 1 0 1 2 16 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 98   Joe Smith 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 2007
19. Knicks 84   Steve Francis 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 104   Joe Smith 14 8 2 1 2 2 2 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667