Cameron Johnson vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Cameron Johnson, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Cameron Johnson played 6 years in the NBA, 10 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Cameron Johnson 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
Cameron Johnson 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
J.R. Smith 16 12 2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cameron Johnson J.R. Smith
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
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%
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
difference:+19+2.5+1.5+0.4+0.9+1.3+0.7+0.1+0.3-0.8-0.3+0.8+2.7+.041+0.8+1.1+.102+0.7+1.1+.118
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 Cameron Johnson nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cameron Johnson J.R. Smith
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
difference:+5+6.0+1.9+0.3+1.1+1.3+0.3+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.2+0.8+1.4+.027+1.1+3.1+.022+0.7+0.8+.025
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%
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906
J.R. Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Cameron Johnson J.R. Smith
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
difference:+3+2.9+0.5+0.1+1.7+1.8+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.6-0.6+0.3+1.0+.019+0.1+0.2+.035+0.1+0.3+.050
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813
difference:+9+12.8+6.3+0.4+0.8+1.2+1.0+0.6+0.2-0.1-0.9+2.0+2.1+.192+1.7+1.5+.373+0.5+1.0+.187
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
Cameron Johnson J.R. Smith
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
difference:+32+9.4+3.2+0.2+2.1+2.3+0.2+0.4+0.1-0.6-0.1+1.1+2.2+.009+0.4+0.8+.001+0.7+0.5+.123
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857
difference:+11.0+0.2+0.5+3.5+4.0+1.0+0.2+0.3-0.5+1.2+3.0+.026+1.2+1.5+.111+3.5+4.2+.024
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
Cameron Johnson J.R. Smith
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Brooklyn NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 58 27.6 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 10.7 .446 2.4 6.1 .391 1.5 1.9 .789
difference:+23+0.1+1.8+0.4+0.3+0.6+0.4+0.2+0.1-0.9-0.5+0.4+1.0+0.2+0.5+.006+1.0+1.5+.035
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
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
Cameron Johnson J.R. Smith
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Brooklyn NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 57 31.6 18.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.8 6.2 13.1 .475 2.8 7.2 .390 3.5 3.9 .893
difference:+18+3.8+3.4+0.5+0.7+1.2+1.0+0.4+0.1-0.2-0.5+0.5+0.7+.061+0.7+1.0+.052+1.6+1.2+.187
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 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

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 10 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2011 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Cameron Johnson, J.R. Smith got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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