Rich Rinaldi vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * 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.