Brandin Podziemski vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Brandin Podziemski, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Brandin Podziemski played 2 years in the NBA, 14 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Brandin Podziemski had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while J.R. Smith had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Brandin Podziemski 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25
J.R. Smith 16 12 2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandin Podziemski J.R. Smith
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
difference:+2+2.1+1.1+1.1+2.7+3.8+1.8+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.2+0.2+1.7+.060+0.1+0.5+.097+0.8+1.0+.056
J.R. Smith 76 24.5 10.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.8 3.9 9.8 .394 1.1 3.7 .288 1.5 2.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandin Podziemski nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brandin Podziemski J.R. Smith
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
difference:+9+8.8+4.0+0.7+2.4+3.1+2.3+0.4+0.1-0.2-0.1+1.8+3.1+.052+0.9+2.3+.001+0.4+0.3+.064
J.R. Smith 55 18.0 7.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.7 .393 0.9 2.5 .371 1.5 1.8 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708
J.R. Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 14 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2007 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 14 extra years over Brandin Podziemski, J.R. Smith got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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