Tom Riker vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Tom Riker 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

Tom Riker

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.7 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Tom Riker 82 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Tom Riker 1 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Tom Riker - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * 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.