J.R. Smith vs. Jeff Teague Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Teague 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, 4 more than Jeff Teague, who played 12. J.R. Smith had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Jeff Teague had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Jeff Teague 12 10 2009-10 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2004-052009-10
Team New Orleans HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 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
Jeff Teague 71 10.1 3.2 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.2 .396 0.1 0.5 .219 0.6 0.7 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 9 6.6 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2005-062010-11
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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
Jeff Teague 70 13.8 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.9 4.3 .438 0.3 0.7 .375 1.1 1.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague 8 29.8 11.8 0.0 2.1 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.3 4.6 9.0 .514 0.1 0.9 .143 2.4 2.9 .826

Season 3

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2006-072011-12
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 66 33.1 12.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.2 4.8 10.2 .476 0.8 2.3 .342 2.1 2.8 .757
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
Jeff Teague 6 37.5 14.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 3.0 5.0 12.2 .411 1.2 2.8 .412 2.8 3.2 .895

Season 4

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2007-082012-13
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 80 32.9 14.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 7.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 2.3 5.5 12.2 .451 1.1 3.1 .359 2.5 2.8 .881
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
Jeff Teague 6 35.5 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.8 4.5 13.5 .333 0.5 1.7 .300 3.8 4.7 .821

Season 5

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2008-092013-14
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 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
Jeff Teague 79 32.2 16.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.7 1.1 0.2 2.9 2.0 5.8 13.2 .438 0.9 2.8 .329 4.0 4.8 .846
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
Jeff Teague 7 34.6 19.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.1 6.3 16.0 .393 1.3 3.9 .333 5.4 5.7 .950

Season 6

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2009-102014-15
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 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
Jeff Teague 73 30.5 15.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 7.0 1.7 0.4 2.8 1.9 5.6 12.2 .460 1.0 2.8 .343 3.8 4.4 .862
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
Jeff Teague 16 33.1 16.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 6.7 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.1 6.1 14.9 .410 1.3 4.1 .323 3.3 3.8 .867

Season 7

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 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
Jeff Teague 79 28.5 15.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.9 1.2 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.5 12.5 .439 1.4 3.5 .401 3.3 3.9 .837
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
Jeff Teague 10 27.9 14.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 6.1 0.6 0.2 2.5 3.0 4.6 12.1 .380 0.9 3.6 .250 4.4 5.2 .846

Season 8

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2011-122016-17
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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 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
Jeff Teague 82 32.4 15.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 2.0 4.9 11.1 .442 1.1 3.1 .357 4.4 5.1 .867
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
Jeff Teague 4 35.5 17.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 6.3 1.0 0.8 2.0 3.0 5.5 11.3 .489 2.3 4.3 .529 3.8 4.5 .833

Season 9

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2012-132017-18
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West 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 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
Jeff Teague 70 33.0 14.2 0.3 2.6 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.1 11.3 .446 1.2 3.3 .368 2.9 3.4 .845
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
Jeff Teague 5 30.6 13.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.8 3.8 4.6 10.2 .451 1.4 3.6 .389 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 10

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2013-142018-19
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Jeff Teague 42 30.1 12.1 0.4 2.1 2.5 8.2 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.2 9.9 .423 0.8 2.5 .333 2.9 3.6 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 11

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2014-152019-20
Team New York Knicks, Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 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
Jeff Teague 59 24.8 10.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.2 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.8 3.6 8.3 .436 0.7 2.0 .368 2.9 3.3 .873
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 12

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Jeff Teague 55 17.3 6.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.2 5.2 .433 0.7 1.5 .439 1.6 1.9 .848
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
Jeff Teague 16 7.4 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.9 .290 0.3 0.7 .455 0.6 0.7 .818

Season 13

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2016-17-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 14

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
Season 2017-18-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 15

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
J.R. Smith ------- --- ----------
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------

Season 16

J.R. Smith Jeff Teague
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
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------
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 -
Jeff Teague ------- --- ----------