J.R. Smith vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015) Justus Thigpen - *

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.