Earl Cureton vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)