Jeff Sanders vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Jeff Sanders 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

Jeff Sanders

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Sanders: 1989-90 to 1992-93
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Sanders 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Jeff Sanders 4 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Jeff Sanders 1 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Jeff Sanders 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Sanders 2.0 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Sanders 1.9 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.5 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.3 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.2 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Sanders 112 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Jeff Sanders 103 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Jeff Sanders 25 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Jeff Sanders 18 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Jeff Sanders 9 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Jeff Sanders 55 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Sanders .395 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Jeff Sanders - J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Sanders .609 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Sanders 4.3 (1991) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Sanders 3.2 (1993) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.8 (1992) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.9 (1993) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.3 (1991) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.7 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Sanders 2 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Jeff Sanders 0 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Jeff Sanders 0 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Jeff Sanders 0 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Jeff Sanders 0 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Jeff Sanders 3 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Sanders 1.000 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Jeff Sanders - J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Sanders - J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.7 (1990) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)