J.R. Smith vs. Gerald Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wallace 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.

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.

J.R. Smith played 16 years in the NBA, 2 more than Gerald Wallace, who played 14. J.R. Smith had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Gerald Wallace had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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 achivements, 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
Gerald Wallace 14 7 2001-02 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2004-052001-02
Team New Orleans HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Gerald Wallace 54 8.0 3.2 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.2 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.9 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Gerald Wallace 5 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 2

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2005-062002-03
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Gerald Wallace 47 12.1 4.7 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.9 .492 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.6 .527
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Gerald Wallace 7 2.6 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2006-072003-04
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Gerald Wallace 37 9.1 2.0 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.9 2.4 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.6 .458
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Gerald Wallace 3 6.7 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 4

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2007-082004-05
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 70 30.7 11.1 1.7 3.8 5.5 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.3 2.6 4.1 9.1 .449 0.2 0.9 .274 2.7 4.1 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 5

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2008-092005-06
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 55 34.5 15.2 2.2 5.3 7.5 1.7 2.5 2.1 1.8 2.7 5.8 10.7 .538 0.3 0.9 .280 3.4 5.6 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 6

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2009-102006-07
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 72 36.7 18.1 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.6 2.0 1.0 2.2 2.9 6.6 13.2 .502 0.5 1.7 .325 4.3 6.2 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 7

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2010-112007-08
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 62 38.3 19.4 0.9 5.1 6.0 3.5 2.1 0.9 2.9 3.0 6.6 14.6 .449 1.1 3.6 .321 5.0 6.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 8

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2011-122008-09
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 71 37.6 16.6 1.6 6.2 7.8 2.7 1.7 0.9 2.1 3.0 5.5 11.4 .480 0.5 1.8 .298 5.1 6.4 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 9

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2012-132009-10
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 76 41.0 18.2 2.0 8.1 10.0 2.1 1.5 1.1 2.3 2.6 6.0 12.4 .484 0.7 1.8 .371 5.6 7.2 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 4 41.0 17.5 0.5 8.5 9.0 2.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 2.3 5.3 11.0 .477 1.3 2.8 .455 5.8 8.8 .657

Season 10

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2013-142010-11
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Bobcats, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 71 37.9 15.7 1.6 6.5 8.0 2.4 1.5 0.9 2.1 2.6 5.4 12.0 .454 0.9 2.6 .333 3.9 5.3 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Gerald Wallace 6 37.7 15.2 1.5 7.7 9.2 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 3.2 5.0 11.2 .448 0.5 2.8 .176 4.7 5.3 .875

Season 11

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2014-152011-12
Team New York Knicks, Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 58 35.8 13.8 1.5 5.2 6.7 2.8 1.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 4.9 10.9 .454 0.8 2.6 .307 3.1 3.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 12

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2015-162012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 69 30.1 7.7 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.6 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.7 2.6 6.6 .397 0.7 2.4 .282 1.8 2.8 .637
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 7 34.7 12.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.4 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.9 4.4 9.6 .463 1.6 4.1 .379 1.6 2.9 .550

Season 13

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2016-172013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace 58 24.4 5.1 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.5 1.3 0.2 1.7 1.4 2.0 4.0 .504 0.3 1.1 .297 0.8 1.7 .465
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 14

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2017-182014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith 80 28.1 8.3 0.4 2.6 2.9 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.4 .403 1.8 4.8 .375 0.5 0.7 .696
Gerald Wallace 32 8.9 1.1 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.1 .412 0.0 0.1 .333 0.2 0.5 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith 22 32.1 8.7 0.5 2.3 2.7 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.9 2.5 3.0 8.5 .348 2.0 5.5 .367 0.8 1.0 .773
Gerald Wallace 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2018-19-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith 11 20.2 6.7 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.5 7.2 .342 1.1 3.5 .308 0.7 0.9 .800
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 16

J.R. Smith Gerald Wallace
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith 6 13.2 2.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.8 1.2 3.7 .318 0.2 1.8 .091 0.3 0.3 1.000
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith 10 7.5 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.7 2.6 .269 0.6 2.2 .273 0.0 0.0 -
Gerald Wallace ------- --- ----------