Steve Sheppard vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Steve Sheppard 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

Steve Sheppard

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Sheppard 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Steve Sheppard 2 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Steve Sheppard 0 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Steve Sheppard 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 3.5 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 1.7 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.6 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard 367 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard 178 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Steve Sheppard 62 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Steve Sheppard 22 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard 4 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Steve Sheppard 106 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard .459 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard .633 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Steve Sheppard 0 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.