Yves Missi vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Yves Missi, 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.
Yves Missi played 2 years in the NBA, 14 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Yves Missi had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Yves Missi |
2 |
0 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| J.R. Smith |
16 |
12 |
2004-05 to 2019-20 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Yves Missi |
J.R. Smith |
| Season |
2024-25 | 2004-05 |
| Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | New Orleans Hornets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie 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 | % |
| Yves Missi |
73 |
26.8 |
9.1 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
.547 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.623 |
| difference: | +3 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +3.2 | +6.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +3.1 | +.153 | +1.1 | +3.7 | | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.066 |
| 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 Yves Missi 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 | % |
| Yves Missi |
16 |
20.4 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
.553 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.542 |
| difference: | +39 | +2.4 | +1.6 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | | +1.9 | +.160 | +0.9 | +2.5 | | +0.7 | +0.3 | +.280 |
| 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 Yves Missi nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* J.R. Smith played 14 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2007 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 14 extra years over Yves Missi, J.R. Smith got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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