Gary Payton vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 J.R. Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 J.R. Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 J.R. Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 J.R. Smith 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Gary Payton 154 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)