J.R. Smith vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and J.R. Smith 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

J.R. Smith

vs.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

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

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

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.