Joe Fulks vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

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

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 J.R. Smith 0

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 J.R. Smith .419

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 J.R. Smith .397

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.