Bob Pettit vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Bob Pettit 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

Bob Pettit

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 J.R. Smith 0

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 J.R. Smith 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 J.R. Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 J.R. Smith 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.