J.R. Smith vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

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

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

J.R. Smith played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. J.R. Smith had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
J.R. Smith 16 12 2004-05 to 2019-20
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
J.R. Smith Amen Thompson
Season 2004-052023-24
Team New Orleans HornetsHouston Rockets
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%
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
difference:+14+2.1+0.8+1.9+2.7+4.6+0.7+0.6+0.5-0.1-0.5+2.6+.142+1.0+2.8+.150+0.2+0.4+.005
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher J.R. Smith nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
J.R. Smith Amen Thompson
Season 2005-062024-25
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did not playRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+14+14.2+6.4+2.5+3.7+6.2+2.7+0.7+1.2-1.0-0.8+3.0+3.4+.164+0.5+1.2+.096+0.9+1.8+.138
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
J.R. Smith DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3
J.R. Smith Amen Thompson
Season 2006-072025-26
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
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
difference:+34+13.4+4.7+2.2+2.8+5.0+3.9+0.5+0.4-1.3-0.1+2.6+3.7+.066+2.0+4.1+.204+1.6+2.1+.028
Amen Thompson 29 36.7 17.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 5.3 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.4 7.1 13.9 .507 0.4 2.0 .186 3.2 4.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 13 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 16, from 2008 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 13 extra years over Amen Thompson, J.R. Smith got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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