Dirk Nowitzki vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 J.R. Smith 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)