Tom Patterson vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Tom Patterson 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

Tom Patterson

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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, this player has no data for the stat.