Paul Pierce vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)