Stephen Howard vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Stephen Howard 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

Stephen Howard

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Howard 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Stephen Howard 4 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Stephen Howard 2 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Stephen Howard 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 2.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.4 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 336 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 173 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Stephen Howard 25 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Stephen Howard 38 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 28 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Stephen Howard 120 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .481 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .631 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.5 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 0.7 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.1 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 23 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 11 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Stephen Howard 0 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Stephen Howard 1 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 0 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Stephen Howard 15 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .353 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .733 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)