Ray Allen vs. J.R. Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.R. Smith and Ray Allen 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.

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Ray Allen is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Ray Allen has better scoring stats than J.R. Smith in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Ray Allen averages 6.5 points more than J.R. Smith in his 16 seasons (18.9 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 12,357 points more (24,505 vs. 12,148).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
+6.5
18
J.R. Smith 12.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+12,357
18
J.R. Smith 12,148
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ray Allen has a better career point average than J.R. Smith (+5.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,256).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
+5.4
11
J.R. Smith 10.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+1,256
11
J.R. Smith 1,493
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
J.R. Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+9
J.R. Smith 4

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+106
J.R. Smith 24

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+424
J.R. Smith 160

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+530
J.R. Smith 604

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+363
J.R. Smith 932

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
J.R. Smith 45
+40

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
J.R. Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
J.R. Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+11
J.R. Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+45
J.R. Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+47
J.R. Smith 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+38
J.R. Smith 130

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
J.R. Smith 10
+7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+6.5+2.1+3.9+3.3+0.3+0.4+2.7+1.9+1.8+16.1+2+323
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
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+12,357+4,187+8,490+3.3+1,043+2,251+2.7+2,940+2,930+16.1+2+323
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
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+5.4+1.7+3.0+4.6+0.2+0.1+3.4+1.8+1.8+17.7+1+31
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+1,256+409+789+4.6+91+158+3.4+347+347+17.7+1+31
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
Ray Allen 13.4
+3.1
199782
J.R. Smith 10.3
200576

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+11.8
199882
J.R. Smith 7.7
200655

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
+4.1
199950
J.R. Smith 13.0
200763

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
+9.8
200082
J.R. Smith 12.3
200874

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+6.8
200182
J.R. Smith 15.2
200981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+6.4
200269
J.R. Smith 15.4
201075

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+10.2
200376
J.R. Smith 12.3
201179

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+10.0
200376
J.R. Smith 12.5
201235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
+4.9
200456
J.R. Smith 18.1
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+9.4
200578
J.R. Smith 14.5
201474

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+13.0
200678
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+14.3
200755
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
+5.0
2008NBA Champion73
J.R. Smith 12.4
2016NBA Champion77

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
+9.6
200979
J.R. Smith 8.6
201741

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.3
+8.0
201080
J.R. Smith 8.3
201880

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.5
+9.8
201180
J.R. Smith 6.7
201911

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 14.2
+11.4
201246
J.R. Smith 2.8
2020NBA Champion6

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 2 seasons more than J.R. Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2013 to 2014—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 152 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+17.8
19993
J.R. Smith 4.5
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+3.7
20005
J.R. Smith 18.3
20084

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+10.2
200118
J.R. Smith 14.9
200916

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
J.R. Smith 11.2
+11.2
20106

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
J.R. Smith 9.8
+9.8
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
J.R. Smith 12.2
+12.2
20125

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
J.R. Smith 14.3
+14.3
201311

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+26.5
200511
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
J.R. Smith 12.8
+12.8
201518

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
J.R. Smith 12.8
+12.8
201518

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+4.1
2008NBA Champion26
J.R. Smith 11.5
2016NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
+10.2
200914
J.R. Smith 8.1
201718

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.1
+7.4
201024
J.R. Smith 8.7
201822

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.9
+18.9
20119
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.7
+8.7
201218
J.R. Smith 2.0
2020NBA Champion10

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 43 games.

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