Nikola Jokic vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Nikola Jokic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Nikola Jokic played 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while J.R. Smith had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 |
| Nikola Jokic |
10 |
7 |
2015-16 to 2024-25 |
| J.R. Smith |
16 |
12 |
2004-05 to 2019-20 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
80 |
21.7 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
7.5 |
.512 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.811 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.8 | +0.3 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +5.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +.118 | +0.7 | +2.6 | +.045 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +.122 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Nikola Jokic nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
73 |
27.9 |
16.7 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
9.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
11.7 |
.578 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.324 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.825 |
| difference: | +18 | +9.9 | +9.0 | +2.6 | +5.2 | +7.8 | +3.8 | +0.1 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -1.3 | +4.2 | +5.0 | +.185 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.047 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +.003 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Nikola Jokic nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
75 |
32.6 |
18.5 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
10.7 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.7 |
13.5 |
.499 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.396 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.850 |
| difference: | +12 | +9.3 | +5.5 | +2.1 | +6.3 | +8.4 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -1.5 | -0.5 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +.058 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +.006 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +.040 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
80 |
31.3 |
20.1 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
10.8 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
15.1 |
.511 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.307 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.821 |
| difference: | +6 | +12.1 | +7.8 | +2.3 | +6.5 | +8.7 | +5.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -1.0 | +3.5 | +6.0 | +.050 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +.096 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +.102 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
14 |
39.8 |
25.1 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
13.0 |
8.4 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
9.4 |
18.6 |
.506 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.393 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
.846 |
| difference: | +10 | +12.8 | +6.8 | +3.6 | +7.6 | +11.2 | +6.6 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +3.6 | +7.8 | +.029 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +.075 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.013 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
73 |
32.0 |
19.9 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
9.7 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
14.7 |
.528 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.314 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.817 |
| difference: | +8 | +4.3 | +4.7 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +6.0 | +4.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +2.5 | +3.0 | +.082 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +.083 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +.063 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
19 |
36.5 |
24.4 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
9.8 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
9.4 |
18.1 |
.519 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
.429 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.835 |
| difference: | +3 | +9.3 | +9.5 | +1.2 | +5.3 | +6.5 | +2.9 | | +0.5 | -1.7 | -0.4 | +3.9 | +6.0 | +.065 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +.071 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +.292 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
72 |
34.6 |
26.4 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
10.8 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
10.2 |
18.0 |
.566 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.388 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
.868 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.8 | +11.0 | +2.4 | +5.3 | +7.7 | +5.9 | | +0.4 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +4.5 | +4.2 | +.152 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +.050 | +2.9 | +2.8 | +.162 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
10 |
34.5 |
29.8 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
11.6 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
11.6 |
22.8 |
.509 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.377 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.836 |
| difference: | +4 | +8.0 | +18.6 | +2.9 | +4.9 | +7.8 | +3.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -1.4 | -0.5 | +8.1 | +13.3 | +.141 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.022 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +.039 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
74 |
33.5 |
27.1 |
2.8 |
11.0 |
13.8 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
10.3 |
17.7 |
.583 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
.337 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
.810 |
| difference: | +5 | +8.6 | +14.8 | +2.2 | +7.5 | +9.7 | +5.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -2.5 | -0.4 | +6.0 | +7.8 | +.148 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.053 | +3.0 | +3.5 | +.072 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
5 |
34.2 |
31.0 |
3.4 |
9.8 |
13.2 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
12.2 |
21.2 |
.575 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.278 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
.848 |
| difference: | | +19.0 | +21.2 | +3.2 | +8.0 | +11.2 | +4.8 | +1.2 | +1.0 | -3.2 | -2.4 | +9.0 | +12.2 | +.219 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +.151 | +4.0 | +4.4 | +.121 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
69 |
33.7 |
24.5 |
2.4 |
9.4 |
11.8 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
9.4 |
14.8 |
.632 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.383 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
.822 |
| difference: | +34 | +6.1 | +12.0 | +1.6 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +7.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -2.3 | | +4.7 | +3.2 | +.225 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.036 | +3.8 | +4.4 | +.113 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
20 |
39.5 |
30.0 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
13.5 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
11.4 |
20.7 |
.548 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.461 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
.799 |
| difference: | +15 | +4.5 | +17.8 | +3.1 | +7.8 | +10.9 | +7.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +6.6 | +5.5 | +.232 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.282 | +4.0 | +5.4 | +.201 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
79 |
34.6 |
26.4 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
10.4 |
17.9 |
.583 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.359 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.817 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.1 | +8.3 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +7.1 | +6.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +3.8 | +2.3 | +.161 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +.003 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +.055 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
12 |
40.2 |
28.7 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
11.1 |
20.3 |
.545 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
.264 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
.901 |
| difference: | +1 | +8.3 | +14.4 | +3.1 | +5.6 | +8.7 | +7.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -0.2 | +6.2 | +5.5 | +.214 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +.009 | +2.5 | +2.0 | +.180 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
70 |
36.7 |
29.6 |
2.9 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
11.2 |
19.5 |
.576 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.417 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.800 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.0 | +15.1 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +8.7 | +7.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -0.3 | +5.8 | +6.6 | +.161 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +.023 | +4.0 | +4.5 | +.148 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Nikola Jokic |
14 |
40.2 |
26.2 |
2.1 |
10.6 |
12.7 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
9.4 |
19.1 |
.489 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.380 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
.772 |
| J.R. Smith |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* J.R. Smith played 6 seasons more than Nikola Jokic in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2015 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. |
All-Rookie First Team
NBA Champion