Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Giannis Antetokounmpo, 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 13 9 2013-14 to 2025-26
J.R. Smith 16 12 2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2013-142004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 77 24.6 6.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.2 2.2 5.4 .414 0.5 1.5 .347 1.8 2.6 .683
difference:+1+0.1+3.5+0.5+1.9+2.4+0.1+0.7-0.2-0.4+1.7+4.4+.020+0.6+2.2+.059+0.3+0.5+.006
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 Giannis Antetokounmpo nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2014-152005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 81 31.4 12.7 1.2 5.5 6.7 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.1 3.1 4.7 9.6 .491 0.1 0.5 .159 3.2 4.3 .741
difference:+26+13.4+5.0+0.9+3.8+4.7+1.5+0.2+0.9-1.1-1.5+2.1+2.9+.098+0.8+2.0+.212+1.7+2.5+.081
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 33.5 11.5 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.7 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.0 4.3 11.8 .366 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.8 .739
J.R. Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2015-162006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.3 16.9 1.4 6.2 7.7 4.3 1.2 1.4 2.6 3.2 6.4 12.7 .506 0.4 1.4 .257 3.7 5.1 .724
difference:+17+12.0+3.9+0.9+4.4+5.4+2.9+0.4+1.3-1.3-0.9+1.9+2.5+.065+2.0+4.7+.133+2.1+3.1+.086
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo DNP------ --- ----------
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

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2016-172007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.6 22.9 1.8 7.0 8.8 5.4 1.6 1.9 2.9 3.1 8.2 15.7 .521 0.6 2.3 .272 5.9 7.7 .770
difference:+6+16.4+10.6+1.2+5.5+6.7+3.7+0.8+1.7-1.4-1.2+4.0+6.6+.060+1.5+3.0+.131+4.2+5.3+.051
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 40.5 24.8 1.7 7.8 9.5 4.0 2.2 1.7 3.3 3.5 10.0 18.7 .536 0.7 1.7 .400 4.2 7.7 .543
difference:+2+13.5+6.5+1.4+6.3+7.7+2.2+1.2+1.7-2.0-0.5+4.2+7.9+.001+1.1+3.8+.082+0.8+1.7+.290
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

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2017-182008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 75 36.7 26.9 2.1 8.0 10.0 4.8 1.5 1.4 3.0 3.1 9.9 18.7 .529 0.6 1.9 .307 6.5 8.5 .760
difference:+6+9.0+11.7+1.6+4.9+6.3+2.0+0.5+1.2-1.1-0.8+4.7+7.0+.083+1.6+3.7+.090+4.0+5.1+.006
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 40.0 25.7 1.1 8.4 9.6 6.3 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 9.9 17.3 .570 0.6 2.0 .286 5.4 7.9 .691
difference:+9+12.8+10.8+0.4+5.8+6.3+3.5+0.3+0.6-0.8-0.8+4.4+5.2+.116+1.8+4.6+.072+3.8+5.0+.148
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

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2018-192009-10
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 72 32.8 27.7 2.2 10.3 12.5 5.9 1.3 1.5 3.7 3.2 10.0 17.3 .578 0.7 2.8 .256 6.9 9.5 .729
difference:+3+5.0+12.3+1.8+7.6+9.4+3.5+1.2-1.8-0.9+4.3+3.5+.164+1.4+3.4+.082+5.0+6.8+.023
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 15 34.3 25.5 2.4 9.8 12.2 4.9 1.2 2.0 3.3 3.2 8.6 17.4 .494 1.2 3.7 .327 7.1 11.2 .637
difference:+9+7.8+14.3+1.6+6.8+8.4+3.2+0.5+1.7-2.3-0.4+5.1+7.9+.126+0.6+1.5+.028+4.8+8.5+.238
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

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2019-202010-11
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 63 30.4 29.5 2.2 11.4 13.6 5.6 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.1 10.9 19.7 .553 1.4 4.7 .304 6.3 10.0 .633
difference:+16+5.5+17.2+1.6+7.9+9.5+3.4+0.2+0.8-2.4-0.9+6.6+9.8+.118+0.2+0.7+.086+4.2+7.2+.105
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 30.8 26.7 3.0 10.8 13.8 5.7 0.7 0.9 3.3 3.4 10.0 17.9 .559 1.4 4.4 .325 5.2 9.0 .580
difference:+4+15.6+16.9+2.8+9.0+11.8+4.7+0.3+0.9-1.7-1.8+6.8+8.9+.203+0.4+0.2+.104+3.6+6.8+.147
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

Season 8

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 61 33.0 28.1 1.6 9.4 11.0 5.9 1.2 1.2 3.4 2.8 10.3 18.0 .569 1.1 3.6 .303 6.5 9.5 .685
difference:+26+5.4+15.6+0.8+6.3+7.1+3.5+0.3+1.0-2.1-0.3+5.6+6.4+.162+0.8+1.9+.044+5.4+7.9+.024
J.R. Smith 35 27.6 12.5 0.8 3.1 3.9 2.4 1.5 0.2 1.3 2.5 4.7 11.6 .407 1.9 5.5 .347 1.1 1.6 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 21 38.1 30.2 2.8 10.0 12.8 5.1 1.0 1.2 3.0 2.9 11.9 20.9 .569 0.6 3.3 .186 5.8 9.8 .587
difference:+16+3.1+18.0+2.4+7.8+10.2+2.9+0.2+1.0-0.8-0.9+7.1+5.7+.253+0.4+2.3+.007+4.2+8.2+.413
J.R. Smith 5 35.0 12.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.2 3.8 4.8 15.2 .316 1.0 5.6 .179 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 9

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 67 32.9 29.9 2.0 9.6 11.6 5.8 1.1 1.4 3.3 3.2 10.3 18.6 .553 1.1 3.6 .293 8.3 11.4 .722
difference:+13+0.6+11.8+1.2+5.1+6.3+3.1+0.2+1.1-1.6-0.4+3.7+3.0+.131+0.8+1.9+.063+5.3+7.5+.040
J.R. Smith 80 33.5 18.1 0.8 4.5 5.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.8 6.6 15.6 .422 1.9 5.5 .356 3.0 3.9 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 37.3 31.7 2.2 12.0 14.2 6.8 0.7 1.3 4.5 3.6 11.7 23.8 .491 0.8 3.4 .220 7.6 11.2 .679
difference:+1+5.4+17.4+1.7+7.8+9.5+5.4+0.3+0.8-2.7-1.1+6.8+9.0+.160+0.8+2.6+.053+4.8+7.3+.042
J.R. Smith 11 31.9 14.3 0.5 4.2 4.7 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 4.9 14.8 .331 1.6 6.0 .273 2.8 3.9 .721

Season 10

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 63 32.1 31.1 2.2 9.6 11.8 5.7 0.8 0.8 3.9 3.1 11.2 20.3 .553 0.7 2.7 .275 7.9 12.3 .645
difference:+11+0.6+16.6+1.7+6.1+7.8+2.7+0.1+0.5-2.4-0.5+5.8+7.4+.138+1.9+3.8+.119+6.7+10.4+.007
J.R. Smith 74 32.7 14.5 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.4 12.9 .415 2.6 6.5 .394 1.2 1.9 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 3 30.3 23.3 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.3 0.3 0.7 4.7 3.0 9.3 17.7 .528 0.0 1.0 .000 4.7 10.3 .452
J.R. Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 73 35.2 30.4 2.7 8.8 11.5 6.5 1.2 1.1 3.4 2.9 11.5 18.8 .611 0.5 1.7 .274 7.0 10.7 .657
difference:+3+5.5+18.3+2.3+6.1+8.4+3.7+0.8-2.0-0.6+7.0+8.0+.194+1.8+4.4+.109+6.2+9.7+.093
J.R. Smith 70 29.7 12.1 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.8 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.5 10.8 .417 2.3 6.1 .383 0.8 1.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo DNP------ --- ----------
J.R. Smith 18 31.1 12.8 0.5 4.2 4.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 3.0 4.6 11.4 .403 2.8 7.9 .359 0.8 1.1 .700

Season 12

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Cup MVP-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 67 34.2 30.4 2.2 9.7 11.9 6.5 0.9 1.2 3.1 2.3 11.8 19.7 .601 0.2 0.9 .222 6.5 10.6 .617
difference:+10+3.5+18.0+1.6+7.4+9.1+4.8+0.2+0.9-2.3-0.3+7.2+8.7+.186+2.4+5.7+.178+5.9+9.7+.017
J.R. Smith 77 30.7 12.4 0.6 2.3 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.3 0.8 2.6 4.6 11.0 .415 2.6 6.6 .400 0.6 0.9 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 37.6 33.0 3.8 11.6 15.4 6.6 1.0 1.0 4.6 2.4 12.0 19.8 .606 0.2 1.0 .200 8.8 12.6 .698
difference:+16+2.8+21.5+3.5+8.7+12.2+5.2+0.2+0.8-4.1-0.2+8.1+10.8+.170+2.9+6.2+.230+8.2+11.6+.079
J.R. Smith 21 34.8 11.5 0.3 2.9 3.2 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.5 2.6 3.9 9.0 .436 3.1 7.2 .430 0.6 1.0 .619

Season 13

Giannis Antetokounmpo J.R. Smith
Season 2025-262016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 13 31.8 31.2 3.7 7.2 10.8 6.8 0.9 1.2 3.5 2.6 12.0 19.1 .629 0.7 1.4 .500 6.5 10.2 .636
difference:+28+2.8+22.6+3.3+4.9+8.0+5.3+0.1+0.9-2.9-0.7+9.0+10.4+.283+1.6+5.2+.149+6.3+9.8+.031
J.R. Smith 41 29.0 8.6 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.0 8.7 .346 2.3 6.6 .351 0.2 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo DNP------ --- ----------
J.R. Smith 18 27.1 8.1 0.3 2.1 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.3 2.8 5.5 .505 2.2 4.4 .500 0.3 0.6 .455

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 3 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2018 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.