Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 4 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Russ Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Russ Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Russ Smith 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,904 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 2,373 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 646 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 432 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 800 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 430 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .466 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .349 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .791 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2025) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.5 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 176 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 31 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 50 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 27 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .396 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .331 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .816 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2025) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2025) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)