Zelmo Beaty vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.