Jim Cleamons vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.