T.J. McConnell vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith and T.J. McConnell 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 11 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.7 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,539 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,090 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,607 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 867 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 136 Russ Smith 1

Total Games T.J. McConnell 721 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .346 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 Russ Smith 0

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)