J.R. Smith vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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 / 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, 3 less than John Stockton, who played 19. J.R. Smith had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while John Stockton had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
John Stockton	19	19	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16


Rookie Season
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2004-05	1984-85
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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:	+6	+6.3	+4.7	+0.2	+0.5	+0.7	+3.2	+0.6		-0.4	-0.7	+2.0	+5.7	+.077	+1.1	+3.6	+.106	+0.2	+0.3	+.047
John Stockton	82	18.2	5.6	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	.471	0.0	0.1	.182	1.7	2.4	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
J.R. Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	10	18.6	6.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.5	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	2.6	3.5	.743


Season 2
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2005-06	1985-86
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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	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
difference:	+27	+5.6		+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	+6.3	+1.2		-1.0	-1.2	+0.2	+1.0	+.096	+0.9	+2.3	+.238	+0.6	+0.7	+.017
John Stockton	82	23.6	7.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	2.0	2.8	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.2	.133	2.1	2.5	.839

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
J.R. Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	4	18.3	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.3	.529	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 3
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2006-07	1986-87
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz 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		%
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:	+19	+0.6	+5.1	+0.1	+0.3	+0.5	+6.8	+1.4	+0.1	-0.7	-0.4	+1.7	+4.6	+.058	+2.3	+5.6	+.211	+0.6	+0.8	+.028
John Stockton	82	22.7	7.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.7	2.8	5.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.179	2.2	2.8	.782

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
difference:	+1	+19.6	+5.5	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+7.5	+2.0	+0.1	-1.4	-2.1	+2.1	+0.3	+.348	+0.8	+2.0	+.800	+0.5	+1.1	+.231
John Stockton	5	31.4	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	8.0	3.0	0.2	2.2	3.6	3.6	5.8	.621	0.8	1.0	.800	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 4
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2007-08	1987-88
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+8	+15.5	+2.4	+0.1	+0.7	+0.8	+12.1	+2.2		-1.7	-1.1	+1.3	+0.5	+.113	+1.8	+4.5	+.045	+1.6	+1.6	+.121
John Stockton	82	34.7	14.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2	3.0	5.5	9.6	.574	0.3	0.8	.358	3.3	4.0	.840

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
difference:	+7	+16.5	+1.2	+1.0	+1.3	+2.3	+13.0	+2.4	+0.3	-3.1	-0.3	+0.4	+1.4	+.028	+1.4	+4.2	+.032	+1.8	+2.3	+.009
John Stockton	11	43.5	19.5	1.3	2.8	4.1	14.8	3.4	0.3	4.4	3.3	6.2	12.2	.507	0.4	1.3	.286	6.8	8.3	.824


Season 5
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2008-09	1988-89
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+1	+11.0	+1.9	+0.5	+1.1	+0.7	+10.8	+2.2		-1.9	-0.6	+0.9	+0.4	+.092	+2.0	+4.8	+.155	+2.3	+2.1	+.109
John Stockton	82	38.7	17.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8	2.9	6.1	11.3	.538	0.2	0.8	.242	4.8	5.5	.863

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
difference:	+13	+19.1	+12.4		+0.1		+10.9	+2.6	+1.4	-2.1	-1.8	+4.5	+7.6	+.054	+1.4	+5.3	+.392	+4.7	+4.1	+.362
John Stockton	3	46.3	27.3	0.7	2.7	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.0	19.7	.508	1.0	1.3	.750	6.3	7.0	.905


Season 6
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2009-10	1989-90
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz 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		%
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
difference:	+3	+9.6	+1.8	+0.3	+0.8	+0.5	+12.1	+1.4	+0.1	-1.6	-0.7	+0.4	+2.0	+.100	+1.5	+4.8	+.078	+2.6	+2.8	+.113
John Stockton	78	37.4	17.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	3.0	6.1	11.8	.514	0.6	1.4	.416	4.5	5.5	.819

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
difference:	+1	+12.3	+3.8		+0.6	+0.6	+13.3	+0.5	+0.3	-1.8	-1.2	+2.3	+4.3	+.052	+1.6	+2.6	+.278	+0.9	+1.3	+.075
John Stockton	5	38.8	15.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	15.0	1.2	0.0	2.8	4.0	5.8	13.8	.420	0.2	2.6	.077	3.2	4.0	.800


Season 7
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2010-11	1990-91
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+12.9	+4.9		+1.2	+1.2	+12.0	+1.7		-2.3	-0.6	+1.7	+2.0	+.072	+0.9	+2.0	+.045	+2.3	+2.5	+.098
John Stockton	82	37.8	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	6.0	11.9	.507	0.7	2.0	.345	4.4	5.3	.836

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
difference:	+4	+26.2	+8.4	+0.9	+1.8	+2.7	+12.8	+1.8	+0.2	-2.0	-2.1	+3.2	+3.0	+.181	+0.6	+1.2	+.022	+2.5	+2.7	+.114
John Stockton	9	41.4	18.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	13.8	2.2	0.2	3.6	3.7	6.4	12.0	.537	1.2	3.0	.407	4.1	4.9	.841


Season 8
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2011-12	1991-92
Team	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+47	+9.0	+3.3		+0.6	+0.6	+11.3	+1.5	+0.1	-2.2	-0.4	+0.8	+0.1	+.075	+0.9	+3.0	+.060	+2.7	+2.9	+.133
John Stockton	82	36.6	15.8	0.8	2.5	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5	2.9	5.5	11.5	.482	1.0	2.5	.407	3.8	4.5	.842

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
difference:	+11	+3.9	+2.6	+0.2	+0.1	+0.3	+11.4	+0.9	+0.1	-1.4	-1.4		+3.8	+.107	+0.1	+2.0	+.131	+2.5	+3.3	+.167
John Stockton	16	38.9	14.8	0.6	2.3	2.9	13.6	2.1	0.3	3.6	2.4	4.8	11.4	.423	1.1	3.6	.310	4.1	4.9	.833


Season 9
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2012-13	1992-93
Team	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+2	+1.4	+3.0		+2.4	+2.4	+9.3	+1.1		-1.5	-0.1	+1.3	+4.6	+.064	+1.0	+3.2	+.029	+0.6	+0.6	+.036
John Stockton	82	34.9	15.1	0.8	2.1	2.9	12.0	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.7	5.3	11.0	.486	0.9	2.3	.385	3.6	4.5	.798

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
difference:	+6	+6.7	+1.1	+0.5	+2.8	+2.3	+9.6	+1.4	+0.5	-1.2	-0.7	+0.3	+4.6	+.120	+0.6	+3.4	+.112	+0.2	+0.3	+.112
John Stockton	5	38.6	13.2	1.0	1.4	2.4	11.0	2.4	0.0	3.0	3.2	4.6	10.2	.451	1.0	2.6	.385	3.0	3.6	.833


Season 10
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2013-14	1993-94
Team	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+8	+3.5	+0.6	+0.4	+1.2	+0.9	+9.6	+1.5		-1.7	-0.3	+0.2	+2.3	+.113	+2.0	+4.7	+.072	+2.1	+2.2	+.153
John Stockton	82	36.2	15.1	0.9	2.3	3.1	12.6	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.9	5.6	10.6	.528	0.6	1.8	.322	3.3	4.1	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
J.R. Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	16	37.3	14.4	0.9	2.4	3.3	9.8	1.7	0.5	2.5	2.8	5.5	12.1	.456	0.3	1.5	.167	3.2	3.9	.810


Season 11
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2014-15	1994-95
Team	New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+12	+5.3	+2.6	+0.3	+0.3		+9.5	+1.2		-1.9	-0.3	+0.7	+1.2	+.125	+1.1	+3.3	+.066	+2.2	+2.7	+.054
John Stockton	82	35.0	14.7	0.7	2.4	3.1	12.3	2.4	0.3	3.3	2.6	5.2	9.6	.542	1.2	2.8	.449	3.0	3.7	.804

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
difference:	+13	+7.5	+5.0	+0.7	+2.0	+1.3	+9.0	+0.5	+0.4	-2.0	-0.4	+2.2	+3.4	+.056	+1.2	+3.9	+.041	+1.8	+2.3	+.065
John Stockton	5	38.6	17.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	10.2	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.6	6.8	14.8	.459	1.6	4.0	.400	2.6	3.4	.765


Season 12
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2015-16	1995-96
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+5	+4.8	+2.3	+0.1	+0.2		+9.5	+0.6	+0.1	-2.2	-0.1	+0.8	+1.0	+.123	+1.4	+3.9	+.022	+2.3	+2.5	+.196
John Stockton	82	35.5	14.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	11.2	1.7	0.2	3.0	2.5	5.4	10.0	.538	1.2	2.7	.422	2.9	3.4	.830

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
difference:	+3	+2.9	+0.4	+0.5	+0.5		+9.4	+0.4	+0.2	-2.7	-0.2		+0.3	+.010	+2.5	+5.1	+.141	+2.1	+2.3	+.195
John Stockton	18	37.7	11.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	10.8	1.6	0.4	3.2	2.8	3.9	8.7	.446	0.6	2.1	.289	2.7	3.3	.814


Season 13
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2016-17	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+41	+6.3	+5.8	+0.1	+0.1		+9.0	+1.0	+0.1	-2.4	-0.5	+2.1	+0.6	+.202	+1.4	+4.4	+.071	+3.2	+3.6	+.179
John Stockton	82	35.3	14.4	0.5	2.2	2.8	10.5	2.0	0.2	3.0	2.4	5.1	9.3	.548	0.9	2.2	.422	3.4	4.0	.846

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
difference:	+2	+9.8	+8.0	+0.6	+0.9	+1.6	+8.9	+1.0		-2.4	-0.3	+2.9	+5.4	+.016	+1.2	+1.9	+.120	+3.6	+3.9	+.401
John Stockton	20	36.9	16.1	0.9	3.0	3.9	9.6	1.7	0.3	3.1	2.6	5.7	10.9	.521	1.0	2.5	.380	3.9	4.5	.856


Season 14
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2017-18	1997-98
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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14th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+0.9	+3.7	+0.1	+0.6	+0.3	+6.7	+0.5	+0.1	-1.5	-0.2	+1.2	+0.6	+.125	+1.2	+3.4	+.054	+2.5	+2.9	+.131
John Stockton	64	29.0	12.0	0.5	2.0	2.6	8.5	1.4	0.2	2.5	2.2	4.2	8.0	.528	0.6	1.4	.429	3.0	3.6	.827

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
difference:	+2	+2.4	+2.4	+0.3	+0.1	+0.3	+6.7	+0.6		-1.5	-0.2	+1.1	+0.3	+.146	+1.5	+4.2	+.021	+1.8	+2.6	+.055
John Stockton	20	29.7	11.1	0.8	2.2	3.0	7.8	1.6	0.2	2.4	2.7	4.1	8.2	.494	0.5	1.3	.346	2.6	3.6	.718


Season 15
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2018-19	1998-99
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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15th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+39	+8.0	+4.4	+0.6	+0.7	+1.3	+5.6	+0.6		-1.2	-0.4	+1.5	+1.0	+.146	+0.8	+2.5	+.012	+2.0	+2.5	+.011
John Stockton	50	28.2	11.1	0.6	2.3	2.9	7.5	1.6	0.3	2.2	2.1	4.0	8.2	.488	0.3	1.0	.320	2.7	3.4	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
J.R. Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Stockton	11	32.0	11.1	1.0	2.3	3.3	8.4	1.6	0.1	2.8	2.9	3.8	9.5	.400	0.4	1.1	.333	3.1	4.2	.739


Season 16
	J.R. Smith	John Stockton
Season	2019-20	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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16th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+76	+16.5	+9.3	+0.5	+1.3	+1.8	+8.1	+1.5	+0.2	-1.5	-1.5	+3.2	+5.1	+.183	+0.3	+0.3	+.264	+2.4	+2.8	+.140
John Stockton	82	29.7	12.1	0.5	2.1	2.6	8.6	1.7	0.2	2.2	2.3	4.4	8.8	.501	0.5	1.5	.355	2.7	3.1	.860

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	-
difference:		+27.4	+9.2	+0.7	+2.0	+2.7	+10.0	+1.1	+0.2	-1.9	-1.9	+3.4	+6.3	+.192	+0.1	+0.4	+.116	+2.3	+3.0
John Stockton	10	34.9	11.2	0.7	2.3	3.0	10.3	1.3	0.2	2.6	3.0	4.1	8.9	.461	0.7	1.8	.389	2.3	3.0	.767

Additional Years

* John Stockton played 3 seasons more than J.R. Smith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 17 to 19, from 2001 to 2003—John Stockton played in 3 Playoffs.

J.R. Smith vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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.

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

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Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

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