Austin Reaves vs. J.R. Smith: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Austin Reaves and J.R. Smith all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Austin Reaves, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 to 2026, and J.R. Smith, with 16 seasons played from 2005 to 2020, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Austin Reaves vs. J.R. Smith
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Austin Reaves J.R. Smith
Points
+300th
281st
+300th
133rd
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
243rd
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
283rd
Steals
+300th
196th
+300th
80th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
257th
3-Pointers Made
+300th
24th
226th
10th
Years516312

Austin Reaves vs. J.R. Smith
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Austin Reaves J.R. Smith
Points
--
+300th
185th
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
+300th
166th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
93rd
65th
22nd
50th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
281st
+19 4,635 vs. 12,1487,513
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,184 vs. 3,0731,889
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,337 vs. 2,077740
Steals
+300th
196th
+104 231 vs. 974743
Blocks
+300th
+300th
90 vs. 204114
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
212 vs. 494282
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
972 vs. 2,5791,607
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,517 vs. 4,3802,863
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
260th
+40 3,139 vs. 10,4657,326
3-Pointers Made
+300th
24th
+276 552 vs. 1,9301,378
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
24th
+276 1,494 vs. 5,1783,684
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,049 vs. 1,458409
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,213 vs. 1,990777

Games and Years:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
179th
+121 301 vs. 977676
Seasons
+300th
91st
+209 5 vs. 1611

Rankings by Points Scored:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
277th
187th
90 4 vs. 40
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
133rd
+167 435 vs. 1,4931,058
Rebounds
+300th
243rd
+57 117 vs. 424307
Assists
+300th
283rd
+17 109 vs. 18778
Steals
+300th
80th
+220 18 vs. 127109
Blocks
+300th
257th
+43 9 vs. 3829
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
29 vs. 5829
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
151st
+149 88 vs. 366278
Field Goals Made
+300th
151st
+149 150 vs. 519369
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
118th
+182 330 vs. 1,306976
3-Pointers Made
226th
10th
216 61 vs. 294233
3-Pointers Attempted
249th
12th
237 161 vs. 801640
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
74 vs. 16187
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
293rd
+7 83 vs. 228145

Games and Years:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
67th
+233 26 vs. 140114
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 3 vs. 129

Rankings by Points Scored:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
15.40 vs. 12.432.96
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.93 vs. 3.150.79
Assists per game
--
+300th
4.44 vs. 2.132.32
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.77 vs. 1.000.23
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.210.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.510.20
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.23 vs. 2.640.59
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
5.04 vs. 4.480.56
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
10.43 vs. 10.710.28
3-Pointers Made per game
93rd
65th
28 1.83 vs. 1.980.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
43rd
4.96 vs. 5.300.34
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.49 vs. 1.491.99
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
4.03 vs. 2.041.99

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Austin Reaves J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
185th
+300th
+115 16.73 vs. 10.666.07
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.50 vs. 3.031.47
Assists per game
166th
+300th
+134 4.19 vs. 1.342.86
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.69 vs. 0.910.21
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.35 vs. 0.270.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.12 vs. 0.410.70
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.38 vs. 2.610.77
Field Goals Made per game
237th
+300th
+63 5.77 vs. 3.712.06
Field Goals Attempted per game
260th
+300th
+40 12.69 vs. 9.333.36
3-Pointers Made per game
22nd
50th
28 2.35 vs. 2.100.25
3-Pointers Attempted per game
31st
54th
23 6.19 vs. 5.720.47
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.85 vs. 1.151.70
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.19 vs. 1.631.56

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.