Reggie Miller vs. J.R. Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.R. Smith and Reggie Miller 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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Reggie Miller 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 Reggie Miller 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, Reggie Miller averages 5.8 points more than J.R. Smith in his 16 seasons (18.2 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 13,131 points more (25,279 vs. 12,148).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Reggie Miller 18.2
+5.8
18
J.R. Smith 12.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Reggie Miller 25,279
+13,131
18
J.R. Smith 12,148
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than J.R. Smith (+9.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,479).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Reggie Miller 20.6
+9.9
15
J.R. Smith 10.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Reggie Miller 2,972
+1,479
15
J.R. Smith 1,493
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 1
+1
J.R. Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 9
+5
J.R. Smith 4

30+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 114
+90
J.R. Smith 24

20+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 607
+447
J.R. Smith 160

10+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 1,195
+591
J.R. Smith 604

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Reggie Miller 1,382
+450
J.R. Smith 932

0 Point Games (games without points)

Reggie Miller 7
J.R. Smith 45
+38

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 3
+3
J.R. Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 29
+29
J.R. Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 72
+58
J.R. Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 124
+47
J.R. Smith 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Reggie Miller 144
+14
J.R. Smith 130

0 Point Games (games without points)

Reggie Miller 0
J.R. Smith 10
+10

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Reggie Miller 18.2 5.9 12.6 47.1 1.8 4.7 39.5 4.5 5.1 88.8 18 1,389
difference:+5.8+1.4+1.9+5.2+0.2+0.6+2.2+3.0+3.1+15.5+2+412
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
Reggie Miller 25,279 8,241 17,499 47.1 2,560 6,486 39.5 6,237 7,026 88.8 18 1,389
difference:+13,131+3,861+7,034+5.2+630+1,308+2.2+4,779+5,036+15.5+2+412
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
Reggie Miller 20.6 6.5 14.5 44.9 2.2 5.7 39.0 5.3 6.0 89.3 15 144
difference:+9.9+2.8+5.2+5.2+0.1+2.3+4.1+4.4+18.7+3+4
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
Reggie Miller 2,972 941 2,095 44.9 320 820 39.0 770 862 89.3 15 144
difference:+1,479+422+789+5.2+26+19+2.3+609+634+18.7+3+4
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
Reggie Miller 10.0
198882
J.R. Smith 10.3
+0.3
200576

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 16.0
+8.3
198974
J.R. Smith 7.7
200655

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 24.6
+11.6
199082
J.R. Smith 13.0
200763

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 22.6
+10.3
199182
J.R. Smith 12.3
200874

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 20.7
+5.5
199282
J.R. Smith 15.2
200981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 21.2
+5.8
199382
J.R. Smith 15.4
201075

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 19.9
+7.6
199479
J.R. Smith 12.3
201179

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 19.6
+7.1
199581
J.R. Smith 12.5
201235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 21.1
+3.0
199676
J.R. Smith 18.1
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 21.6
+7.1
199781
J.R. Smith 14.5
201474

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 19.5
+7.4
199881
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 18.4
+6.3
199950
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 18.1
+6.0
200081
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 18.9
+6.5
200181
J.R. Smith 12.4
2016NBA Champion77

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 16.5
+7.9
200279
J.R. Smith 8.6
201741

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 12.6
+4.3
200370
J.R. Smith 8.3
201880

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 10.0
+3.3
200480
J.R. Smith 6.7
201911

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 14.8
+12.0
200566
J.R. Smith 2.8
2020NBA Champion6

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19880
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19890
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 20.7
+16.2
19903
J.R. Smith 4.5
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 21.6
+3.3
19915
J.R. Smith 18.3
20084

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 27.0
+12.1
19923
J.R. Smith 14.9
200916

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 31.5
+20.3
19934
J.R. Smith 11.2
20106

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 23.2
+13.4
199416
J.R. Smith 9.8
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 25.5
+13.3
199517
J.R. Smith 12.2
20125

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 29.0
+14.7
19961
J.R. Smith 14.3
201311

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19970
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 19.9
+7.1
199816
J.R. Smith 12.8
201518

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 20.2
+7.4
199913
J.R. Smith 12.8
201518

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 24.0
+11.2
200022
J.R. Smith 12.8
201518

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 31.3
+19.8
20014
J.R. Smith 11.5
2016NBA Champion21

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 23.6
+15.5
20025
J.R. Smith 8.1
201718

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 9.2
+0.5
20036
J.R. Smith 8.7
201822

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 10.1
+10.1
200416
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 14.8
+12.8
200513
J.R. Smith 2.0
2020NBA Champion10
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