Bill Bridges vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Bill Bridges that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Bridges

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.