Darius Garland vs. J.R. Smith: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland 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?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2020 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.

Darius Garland vs. J.R. Smith
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland J.R. Smith Darius Garland 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
214th
24th
298th
10th
Years716312

Darius Garland vs. J.R. Smith
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland J.R. Smith Darius Garland J.R. Smith
Points
--
+300th
167th
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
44th
+300th
80th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
262nd
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
32nd
65th
45th
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:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
281st
+19 7,348 vs. 12,1484,800
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,045 vs. 3,0732,028
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,620 vs. 2,077543
Steals
+300th
196th
+104 455 vs. 974519
Blocks
+300th
+300th
45 vs. 204159
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
201 vs. 494293
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
844 vs. 2,5791,735
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,682 vs. 4,3801,698
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
260th
+40 5,951 vs. 10,4654,514
3-Pointers Made
214th
24th
190 914 vs. 1,9301,016
3-Pointers Attempted
227th
24th
203 2,377 vs. 5,1782,801
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,070 vs. 1,458388
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,234 vs. 1,990756

Games and Years:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
179th
+121 392 vs. 977585
Seasons
+300th
91st
+209 7 vs. 169

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
154th
187th
33 5 vs. 41
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
133rd
+167 381 vs. 1,4931,112
Rebounds
+300th
243rd
+57 63 vs. 424361
Assists
+300th
283rd
+17 120 vs. 18767
Steals
+300th
80th
+220 23 vs. 127104
Blocks
+300th
257th
+43 3 vs. 3835
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 5856
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
151st
+149 61 vs. 366305
Field Goals Made
+300th
151st
+149 137 vs. 519382
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
118th
+182 320 vs. 1,306986
3-Pointers Made
298th
10th
288 47 vs. 294247
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
12th
280 137 vs. 801664
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
60 vs. 161101
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
293rd
+7 70 vs. 228158

Games and Years:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
67th
+233 22 vs. 140118
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 3 vs. 129

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
18.74 vs. 12.436.31
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.67 vs. 3.150.48
Assists per game
44th
+300th
+256 6.68 vs. 2.134.56
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.16 vs. 1.000.16
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.11 vs. 0.210.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.51 vs. 0.510.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 2.640.49
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
6.84 vs. 4.482.36
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
15.18 vs. 10.714.47
3-Pointers Made per game
32nd
65th
33 2.33 vs. 1.980.36
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
43rd
6.06 vs. 5.300.76
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
2.73 vs. 1.491.24
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.15 vs. 2.041.11

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland J.R. Smith Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
+300th
+133 17.32 vs. 10.666.65
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.86 vs. 3.030.16
Assists per game
80th
+300th
+220 5.45 vs. 1.344.12
Steals per game
262nd
+300th
+38 1.05 vs. 0.910.14
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.14 vs. 0.270.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 0.410.32
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.77 vs. 2.610.16
Field Goals Made per game
188th
+300th
+112 6.23 vs. 3.712.52
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
+300th
+141 14.55 vs. 9.335.22
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
50th
5 2.14 vs. 2.100.04
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
54th
25 6.23 vs. 5.720.51
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.73 vs. 1.151.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.18 vs. 1.631.55

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.