Isaac Okoro vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Isaac Okoro, 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.

Isaac Okoro played 5 years in the NBA, 11 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Isaac Okoro had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
Isaac Okoro 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25
J.R. Smith 16 12 2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Isaac Okoro J.R. Smith
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew 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%
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
difference:+9+7.9+0.7+0.5+0.6+1.1+0.2+0.3-0.1-1.0+0.4+1.5+.026+0.2+0.5+.002+0.2+0.2+.037
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 Isaac Okoro nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Isaac Okoro J.R. Smith
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
difference:+12+11.6+1.1+0.8+0.2+1.0+0.7+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.8+0.5+0.3+.087+0.1+0.2+.021+0.3+0.5+.054
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 Isaac Okoro nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Isaac Okoro J.R. Smith
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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%
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
difference:+13+1.6+6.6+0.2+0.2+0.3+0.1+0.3-0.7-0.2+2.2+5.5+.053+1.6+3.8+.027+0.6+0.6+.053
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%
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000
difference:+1+3.2+1.9+0.3+1.2+0.9+0.3+0.6+0.1-0.5+0.7+0.9+.205+0.8+0.4+.308+0.3+0.3
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
Isaac Okoro J.R. Smith
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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%
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
difference:+5+8.1+2.9+0.4+0.5+0.9+0.2+0.3-0.7-0.1+0.8+2.1+.029+0.9+2.2+.012+0.4+0.4+.040
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%
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778
difference:+8+5.1+12.8+0.1+0.2+0.7+0.1+0.3-0.4-0.5+3.7+5.0+.178+1.0+2.6+.061+4.4+5.2+.055
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
Isaac Okoro J.R. Smith
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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%
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
difference:+26+8.6+9.1+0.4+1.6+1.3+1.6+0.4+0.1-1.5-0.4+2.9+6.8+.018+1.2+2.9+.026+1.9+2.6+.037
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%
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625
difference:+7+13.0+10.3+0.3+1.8+2.1+2.2+0.4+0.2-1.2-1.8+3.8+8.8+.046+1.7+4.8+.017+1.0+2.0+.082
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

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 11 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2010 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Isaac Okoro, J.R. Smith got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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