J.R. Smith vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Steals Leader J.R. Smith 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.