Tim Hardaway vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)