Julius Randle vs. Dru Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dru Smith and Julius Randle, 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.

Julius Randle played 10 years in the NBA, 8 more than Dru Smith, who played 2. Julius Randle had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Dru Smith had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Julius Randle 10 2 2014-15 to 2023-24
Dru Smith 2 0 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat, Brooklyn Nets
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 %
Julius Randle 1 14.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Dru Smith 15 10.5 2.9 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.2 3.0 .400 0.3 1.3 .263 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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 %
Julius Randle 81 28.2 11.3 2.1 8.1 10.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.0 4.4 10.3 .429 0.1 0.4 .278 2.4 3.3 .715
Dru Smith 9 14.6 4.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 1.7 3.7 .455 0.8 1.9 .412 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Julius Randle 74 28.8 13.2 2.0 6.6 8.6 3.6 0.7 0.5 2.3 3.4 5.1 10.4 .488 0.2 0.9 .270 2.8 3.8 .723
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2017-18-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Julius Randle 82 26.7 16.1 2.2 5.8 8.0 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.3 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .222 3.7 5.2 .718
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2018-19-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Julius Randle 73 30.6 21.4 2.2 6.5 8.7 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 7.8 14.9 .524 0.9 2.7 .344 4.9 6.7 .731
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2019-20-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Julius Randle 64 32.5 19.5 2.4 7.4 9.7 3.1 0.8 0.3 3.0 2.8 7.2 15.7 .460 1.0 3.6 .277 4.0 5.5 .733
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2020-21-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Julius Randle 71 37.6 24.1 1.2 9.0 10.2 6.0 0.9 0.3 3.4 3.2 8.5 18.6 .456 2.3 5.5 .411 4.9 6.0 .811
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle 5 36.0 18.0 2.2 9.4 11.6 4.0 0.6 0.0 4.6 3.6 5.6 18.8 .298 2.2 6.6 .333 4.6 5.4 .852
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2021-22-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Julius Randle 72 35.3 20.1 1.7 8.2 9.9 5.1 0.7 0.5 3.4 2.8 7.1 17.3 .411 1.7 5.4 .308 4.2 5.6 .756
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2022-23-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle 77 35.5 25.1 1.8 8.1 10.0 4.1 0.6 0.3 2.8 3.0 8.5 18.6 .459 2.8 8.3 .343 5.2 6.9 .757
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle 10 33.0 16.6 1.7 6.6 8.3 3.6 0.5 0.3 3.5 2.4 5.5 14.7 .374 1.7 6.6 .258 3.9 5.5 .709
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Julius Randle Dru Smith
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did 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 %
Julius Randle 46 35.4 24.0 2.2 7.0 9.2 5.0 0.5 0.3 3.5 2.7 8.6 18.2 .472 1.7 5.3 .311 5.1 6.6 .781
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Randle ------- --- ----------
Dru Smith ------- --- ----------
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