Joe Ellis vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.