Jerami Grant vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Jerami Grant, 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.

Jerami Grant played 11 years in the NBA, 5 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Jerami Grant had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Jerami Grant	11	4	2014-15 to 2024-25
J.R. Smith	16	12	2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2014-15	2004-05
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
Jerami Grant	65	21.2	6.3	0.8	2.3	3.0	1.2	0.6	1.0	1.3	2.2	1.9	5.4	.352	0.8	2.4	.314	1.8	3.0	.591
difference:	+11	+3.3	+4.0	+0.3	+0.8	+1.0	+0.7	+0.1	+0.9	-0.1	-0.4	+2.0	+4.4	+.042	+0.3	+1.3	+.026	+0.3	+0.9	+.098
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 Jerami Grant nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2015-16	2005-06
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
Jerami Grant	77	26.8	9.7	1.3	3.4	4.7	1.8	0.7	1.6	1.4	2.8	3.3	7.8	.419	0.5	1.9	.240	2.8	4.2	.658
difference:	+22	+8.8	+2.0	+1.0	+1.7	+2.7	+0.7		+1.5	-0.4	-1.2	+0.7	+1.1	+.026	+0.4	+0.6	+.131	+1.3	+2.4	+.164
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 Jerami Grant nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2016-17	2006-07
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jerami Grant	80	19.1	5.5	0.5	2.1	2.6	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.6	1.9	1.9	4.1	.463	0.5	1.5	.371	1.1	1.8	.612
difference:	+17	+4.2	+7.5		+0.3	+0.3	+0.8	+0.4	+0.9	-0.7	-0.4	+2.6	+6.1	+.022	+1.9	+4.6	+.019	+0.5	+0.2	+.198
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		%
Jerami Grant	5	22.2	9.2	1.4	2.4	3.8	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.6	1.4	3.8	6.2	.613	0.4	1.2	.333	1.2	1.4	.857
difference:	+1	+10.4	+4.7	+1.1	+0.4	+1.5	+0.3	+0.8	+0.1	-0.2	-0.1	+2.3	+0.7	+.340	+0.4	+1.8	+.333	+0.3	+0.1	+.143
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
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2017-18	2007-08
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jerami Grant	81	20.3	8.4	1.1	2.9	3.9	0.7	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.9	3.0	5.6	.535	0.4	1.4	.291	2.0	3.0	.675
difference:	+7	+1.1	+3.9	+0.5	+1.4	+1.8	+1.0	+0.4	+0.8	-0.8		+1.2	+3.5	+.074	+1.7	+3.9	+.112	+0.3	+0.6	+.044
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		%
Jerami Grant	6	22.2	7.2	1.3	2.0	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.5	1.0	2.5	3.0	5.8	.514	0.3	1.3	.250	0.8	1.8	.455
difference:	+2	+4.8	+11.1	+1.0	+0.5	+1.5	+0.8	+0.3	+0.5	-0.3	-0.5	+2.8	+5.0	+.021	+1.5	+4.2	+.068	+4.2	+4.2	+.378
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
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West 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		%
Jerami Grant	80	32.7	13.6	1.2	4.0	5.2	1.0	0.8	1.3	0.8	2.7	5.1	10.3	.497	1.4	3.7	.392	2.0	2.8	.710
difference:	+1	+5.0	+1.6	+0.7	+0.9	+1.5	+1.8	+0.2	+1.1	-1.1	-0.4	+0.1	+1.4	+.051	+0.8	+1.9	+.005	+0.5	+0.6	+.044
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		%
Jerami Grant	5	35.2	11.6	1.2	4.2	5.4	0.8	0.6	2.0	0.8	2.6	4.0	8.0	.500	1.8	4.0	.450	1.8	2.6	.692
difference:	+11	+8.0	+3.3	+0.5	+1.6	+2.1	+2.0	+0.5	+1.7	-0.8	-0.6	+1.5	+4.1	+.046	+0.6	+2.6	+.092	+0.2	+0.3	+.149
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
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	Denver Nuggets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Jerami Grant	71	26.6	12.0	0.8	2.7	3.5	1.2	0.7	0.8	0.9	2.2	4.3	8.9	.478	1.4	3.5	.389	2.1	2.8	.750
difference:	+4	+1.2	+3.4	+0.4		+0.4	+1.2	+0.6	+0.5	-1.0	-0.1	+1.4	+4.9	+.064	+0.7	+2.7	+.051	+0.2	+0.1	+.044
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		%
Jerami Grant	19	34.4	11.6	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.3	0.6	0.8	1.3	3.1	3.7	9.2	.406	1.6	5.0	.326	2.5	2.8	.889
difference:	+13	+7.9	+0.4	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	-0.3	-0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+.038	+0.2	+0.2	+.029	+0.2	+0.1	+.014
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
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Detroit Pistons	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		%
Jerami Grant	54	33.9	22.3	0.6	4.0	4.6	2.8	0.6	1.1	2.0	2.3	7.4	17.3	.429	2.1	6.1	.350	5.4	6.4	.845
difference:	+25	+9.0	+10.0		+0.5	+0.5	+0.6	+0.6	+0.9	-0.7	-0.1	+3.1	+7.4	+.006	+0.5	+2.1	+.040	+3.3	+3.6	+.107
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		%
Jerami Grant	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


Season 8
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	47	31.9	19.2	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.4	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.3	6.3	14.9	.426	1.9	5.4	.358	4.6	5.5	.838
difference:	+12	+4.3	+6.7	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2		+0.6	+0.8	-0.5	-0.2	+1.6	+3.3	+.019		+0.1	+.011	+3.5	+3.9	+.129
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	63	35.7	20.5	0.8	3.7	4.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.8	2.4	6.9	14.5	.475	2.3	5.7	.401	4.4	5.4	.813
difference:	+17	+2.2	+2.4		+0.8	+0.8	+0.3	+0.5	+0.5	-0.1	-0.4	+0.3	+1.1	+.053	+0.4	+0.2	+.045	+1.4	+1.5	+.051
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	54	33.9	21.0	0.7	2.9	3.5	2.8	0.8	0.6	2.1	2.2	7.1	15.7	.451	2.1	5.1	.402	4.7	5.8	.817
difference:	+20	+1.2	+6.5	+0.2	+0.6	+0.5	+0.2	+0.1	+0.3	-0.6	-0.4	+1.7	+2.8	+.036	+0.5	+1.4	+.008	+3.5	+3.9	+.165
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
* Neiher Jerami Grant nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Jerami Grant	J.R. Smith
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	47	32.4	14.4	0.6	2.9	3.5	2.1	0.9	1.0	1.4	2.3	4.6	12.2	.373	2.3	6.3	.365	3.0	3.5	.849
difference:	+23	+2.7	+2.3	+0.2	+0.2	+0.4	+0.7	+0.3	+0.7			+0.1	+1.4	+.044		+0.2	+.018	+2.2	+2.5	+.099
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerami Grant	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

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 5 seasons more than Jerami Grant in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2016 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

Jerami Grant vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Jerami Grant, 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

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years