Kevin Garnett vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 J.R. Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 J.R. Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 J.R. Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 J.R. Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)