Devin Booker vs. J.R. Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.R. Smith and Devin Booker to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by J.R. Smith.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while J.R. Smith scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 12.1 points more than J.R. Smith in his 16 seasons (24.5 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 4,761 points more (16,909 vs. 12,148).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.5
+12.1
11
J.R. Smith 12.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 16,909
+4,761
11
J.R. Smith 12,148
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than J.R. Smith (+17.3 points per game) while J.R. Smith scored more points (+178).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
+17.3
4
J.R. Smith 10.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
4
J.R. Smith 1,493
+178
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
J.R. Smith 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
+2
J.R. Smith 0

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
J.R. Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
+33
J.R. Smith 4

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 218
+194
J.R. Smith 24

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 473
+313
J.R. Smith 160

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 651
+47
J.R. Smith 604

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 683
J.R. Smith 932
+249

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
J.R. Smith 45
+38

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
J.R. Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
+21
J.R. Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
+21
J.R. Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
J.R. Smith 77
+30

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
J.R. Smith 130
+83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 0
J.R. Smith 10
+10

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 24.5 8.6 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.3 5.3 6.1 87.4 11 690
difference:+12.1+4.1+7.7+4.6+0.1+0.7+2.0+3.8+4.1+14.1+5+287
J.R. Smith 12.4 4.5 10.7 41.9 2.0 5.3 37.3 1.5 2.0 73.3 16 977

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 16,909 5,903 12,716 46.4 1,456 4,120 35.3 3,647 4,175 87.4 11 690
difference:+4,761+1,523+2,251+4.6+474+1,058+2.0+2,189+2,185+14.1+5+287
J.R. Smith 12,148 4,380 10,465 41.9 1,930 5,178 37.3 1,458 1,990 73.3 16 977

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+17.3+6.2+11.0+8.8+0.2+0.3+2.2+4.7+5.0+19.3+8+93
J.R. Smith 10.7 3.7 9.3 39.7 2.1 5.7 36.7 1.2 1.6 70.6 12 140

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+178+55+351+8.8+184+518+2.2+116+80+19.3+8+93
J.R. Smith 1,493 519 1,306 39.7 294 801 36.7 161 228 70.6 12 140

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 13.8
+3.5
201676
J.R. Smith 10.3
200576

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
+14.4
201778
J.R. Smith 7.7
200655

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
+11.9
201854
J.R. Smith 13.0
200763

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+14.3
201964
J.R. Smith 12.3
200874

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+11.4
202070
J.R. Smith 15.2
200981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+10.2
202167
J.R. Smith 15.4
201075

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
+14.5
202268
J.R. Smith 12.3
201179

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
+15.3
202353
J.R. Smith 12.5
201235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.1
+9.0
202468
J.R. Smith 18.1
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+11.1
202575
J.R. Smith 14.5
201474

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.9
+14.8
202617
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

J.R. Smith's additional seasons:

* J.R. Smith played 6 seasons more than Devin Booker in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2015 to 2020—he averaged 10.2 points in a total of 285 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.4 ppg and his lowest 2.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
J.R. Smith 4.5
+4.5
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
J.R. Smith 18.3
+18.3
20084

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
J.R. Smith 14.9
+14.9
200916

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
+16.1
202122
J.R. Smith 11.2
20106

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
+13.5
202210
J.R. Smith 9.8
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
+21.5
202311
J.R. Smith 12.2
20125

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.5
+13.2
20244
J.R. Smith 14.3
201311

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20250
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP *
20260
J.R. Smith 12.8
+12.8
201518
* season in progress

J.R. Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, J.R. Smith played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.8 ppg and his lowest 2.

Share: