J.R. Smith vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance and J.R. Smith 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

J.R. Smith

vs.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

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

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.