Caleb Martin vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Caleb Martin, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Caleb Martin played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Caleb Martin had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Caleb Martin	7	3	2019-20 to 2025-26
J.R. Smith	16	12	2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7


Rookie Season
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2019-20	2004-05
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	18	17.6	6.2	0.6	1.6	2.1	1.3	0.7	0.4	0.8	1.8	2.1	4.7	.440	1.1	2.1	.541	0.9	1.2	.810
difference:	+58	+6.9	+4.1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.6		+0.3	-0.6		+1.8	+5.1	+.046		+1.6	+.253	+0.6	+0.9	+.121
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 Caleb Martin nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2020-21	2005-06
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	53	15.4	5.0	0.6	2.1	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.8	4.8	.375	0.6	2.4	.248	0.8	1.2	.641
difference:	+2	+2.6	+2.7	+0.3	+0.4	+0.7	+0.2		+0.1	-0.4	-0.4	+0.8	+1.9	+.018	+0.3	+0.1	+.123	+0.7	+0.6	+.181
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
* Neiher Caleb Martin nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2021-22	2006-07
Team	Miami Heat	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	60	22.9	9.2	1.2	2.7	3.8	1.1	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.7	3.5	6.8	.507	1.1	2.6	.413	1.2	1.6	.763
difference:	+3	+0.4	+3.8	+0.7	+0.9	+1.5	+0.3	+0.2	+0.4	-0.4	-0.6	+1.0	+3.4	+.066	+1.3	+3.5	+.023	+0.4	+0.4	+.047
J.R. Smith	63	23.3	13.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.4	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.3	4.5	10.2	.441	2.4	6.1	.390	1.6	2.0	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	17	12.3	4.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.9	4.7	.400	0.6	1.9	.303	0.1	0.4	.333
difference:	+13	+0.5		+0.4	+0.5	+0.1	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	-0.2	-0.5	+0.4	+0.8	+.127	+0.6	+1.1	+.303	+1.4	+1.1	+.667
J.R. Smith	4	11.8	4.5	0.3	2.0	2.3	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.5	1.5	5.5	.273	0.0	3.0	.000	1.5	1.5	1.000


Season 4
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2022-23	2007-08
Team	Miami Heat	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	71	29.3	9.6	1.2	3.6	4.8	1.6	1.0	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.6	7.7	.464	1.2	3.3	.356	1.3	1.6	.805
difference:	+3	+10.1	+2.7	+0.6	+2.1	+2.7	+0.1	+0.2	+0.2	-0.4	-0.1	+0.6	+1.4	+.003	+0.9	+2.0	+.047	+0.4	+0.8	+.086
J.R. Smith	74	19.2	12.3	0.6	1.5	2.1	1.7	0.8	0.2	1.5	1.9	4.2	9.1	.461	2.1	5.3	.403	1.7	2.4	.719

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	23	30.2	12.7	1.2	4.3	5.4	1.6	0.9	0.4	1.0	2.4	4.7	9.0	.529	1.9	4.5	.423	1.3	1.5	.829
difference:	+19	+3.2	+5.6	+0.9	+2.8	+3.6	+0.2	+0.1	+0.4	-0.3	-0.6	+1.1	+1.8	+.006	+0.1	+1.0	+.105	+3.7	+4.5	+.004
J.R. Smith	4	27.0	18.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.0	0.0	1.3	3.0	5.8	10.8	.535	1.8	5.5	.318	5.0	6.0	.833


Season 5
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2023-24	2008-09
Team	Miami Heat	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	64	27.4	10.0	1.2	3.2	4.4	2.2	0.7	0.5	1.2	2.0	3.8	8.7	.431	1.3	3.6	.349	1.2	1.5	.778
difference:	+17	+0.3	+5.2	+0.7	+0.1	+0.7	+0.6	+0.3	+0.3	-0.7	-0.3	+1.4	+3.0	+.015	+0.9	+2.0	+.048	+1.3	+1.9	+.024
J.R. Smith	81	27.7	15.2	0.5	3.1	3.7	2.8	1.0	0.2	1.9	2.3	5.2	11.7	.446	2.2	5.6	.397	2.5	3.4	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	5	35.2	11.6	1.0	2.6	3.6	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.6	2.8	4.2	9.0	.467	2.2	5.0	.440	1.0	1.0	1.000
difference:	+11	+8.0	+3.3	+0.3		+0.3	+1.4	+0.5	+0.3	-1.0	-0.4	+1.3	+3.1	+.013	+0.2	+1.6	+.082	+0.6	+1.9	+.457
J.R. Smith	16	27.2	14.9	0.7	2.6	3.3	2.8	1.1	0.3	1.6	3.2	5.5	12.1	.454	2.4	6.6	.358	1.6	2.9	.543


Season 6
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2024-25	2009-10
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	45	27.1	7.9	1.2	2.8	3.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	1.2	1.9	2.9	6.8	.424	0.8	2.3	.359	1.4	2.2	.622
difference:	+30	+0.7	+7.5	+0.8	+0.1	+0.8	+0.3	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7	-0.4	+2.8	+7.0	+.010	+1.3	+3.9	+.021	+0.5	+0.5	+.084
J.R. Smith	75	27.8	15.4	0.4	2.7	3.1	2.4	1.3	0.3	1.9	2.3	5.7	13.8	.414	2.1	6.2	.338	1.9	2.7	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J.R. Smith	6	26.5	11.2	0.8	3.0	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	2.8	3.5	9.5	.368	1.8	5.2	.355	2.3	2.7	.875


Season 7
	Caleb Martin	J.R. Smith
Season	2025-26	2010-11
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	22	9.1	1.2	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	.243	0.1	0.6	.154	0.3	0.4	.875
difference:	+57	+15.8	+11.1	+0.1	+2.5	+2.6	+1.3	+0.7	+0.1	-0.9	-0.6	+3.9	+8.2	+.192	+1.5	+3.4	+.236	+1.8	+2.4	+.137
J.R. Smith	79	24.9	12.3	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.3	2.2	4.3	9.9	.435	1.6	4.0	.390	2.1	2.8	.738

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Caleb Martin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J.R. Smith	5	15.2	9.8	0.2	1.8	2.0	1.0	0.4	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.2	9.0	.356	1.8	4.2	.429	1.6	2.2	.727


Additional Years
* J.R. Smith played 9 seasons more than Caleb Martin in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2012 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Caleb Martin, J.R. Smith got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Sixth Man of the Year

Caleb Martin vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years