Stephon Marbury vs. J.R. Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.R. Smith and Stephon Marbury 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Stephon Marbury 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 6.9 points more than J.R. Smith in his 16 seasons (19.3 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 4,149 points more (16,297 vs. 12,148).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+6.9
13
J.R. Smith 12.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+4,149
13
J.R. Smith 12,148
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Stephon Marbury has a better career point average than J.R. Smith (+1.9 points per game) while J.R. Smith scored more points (+1,091).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
+1.9
5
J.R. Smith 10.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
J.R. Smith 1,493
+1,091
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
+1
J.R. Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
+12
J.R. Smith 4

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
+93
J.R. Smith 24

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
+241
J.R. Smith 160

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
+130
J.R. Smith 604

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
J.R. Smith 932
+94

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
J.R. Smith 45
+37

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
+2
J.R. Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
J.R. Smith 14
+6

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
J.R. Smith 77
+58

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
J.R. Smith 130
+101

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 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
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+6.9+2.3+5.0+1.4+0.8+1.7+4.8+3.0+3.7+5.1+3+131
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
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+4,149+1,389+2,859+1.4+939+2,130+4.8+2,310+2,814+5.1+3+131
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
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+1.9+1.0+3.9+4.2+1.3+2.6+9.4+1.1+1.5+4.4+7+108
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
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+1,091+369+884+4.2+267+702+9.4+86+128+4.4+7+108
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
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+5.5
199767
J.R. Smith 10.3
200576

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+10.0
199882
J.R. Smith 7.7
200655

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+8.3
199949
J.R. Smith 13.0
200763

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+9.9
200074
J.R. Smith 12.3
200874

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+8.7
200167
J.R. Smith 15.2
200981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+5.0
200282
J.R. Smith 15.4
201075

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+10.0
200381
J.R. Smith 12.3
201179

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+7.7
200481
J.R. Smith 12.5
201235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+2.1
200481
J.R. Smith 18.1
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+5.7
200481
J.R. Smith 14.5
201474

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+9.6
200582
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.3
+3.9
200660
J.R. Smith 12.4
2016NBA Champion77

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.4
+7.8
200774
J.R. Smith 8.6
201741

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.9
+5.6
200824
J.R. Smith 8.3
201880

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923
J.R. Smith 6.7
+2.9
201911

J.R. Smith's additional seasons:

* J.R. Smith played 1 season more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In that year—his season 16 in 2020—he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 6 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
J.R. Smith 4.5
+4.5
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
J.R. Smith 18.3
+18.3
20084

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
J.R. Smith 14.9
+14.9
200916

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
J.R. Smith 11.2
+11.2
20106

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+12.2
20036
J.R. Smith 9.8
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+9.1
20044
J.R. Smith 12.2
20125

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+7.0
20044
J.R. Smith 14.3
201311

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050
J.R. Smith 12.8
+12.8
201518

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060
J.R. Smith 11.5
+11.5
2016NBA Champion21

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070
J.R. Smith 8.1
+8.1
201718

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080
J.R. Smith 8.7
+8.7
201822

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.7
+3.7
200914
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20190

J.R. Smith's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, J.R. Smith played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 2.0 points in a total of 10 games.

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