J.R. Smith vs. Don Sunderlage Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Sunderlage and J.R. Smith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
J.R. Smith played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Don Sunderlage, who played 2. J.R. Smith had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Don Sunderlage had his rookie season in 1953-54. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
J.R. Smith |
16 |
12 |
2004-05 to 2019-20 |
Don Sunderlage |
2 |
0 |
1953-54 to 1954-55 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
J.R. Smith |
Don Sunderlage |
Season |
2004-05 | 1953-54 |
Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Milwaukee Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
76 |
24.5 |
10.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
9.8 |
.394 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
.288 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.689 |
Don Sunderlage |
68 |
32.8 |
11.2 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
3.7 |
11.0 |
.340 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
55 |
18.0 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
.393 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.371 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.822 |
Don Sunderlage |
45 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
.248 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.658 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
63 |
23.3 |
13.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
10.2 |
.441 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.390 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.810 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
4 |
11.8 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
.273 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.000 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
74 |
19.2 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.461 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
.403 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.719 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
4 |
27.0 |
18.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
10.8 |
.535 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.318 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.833 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
81 |
27.7 |
15.2 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
11.7 |
.446 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.397 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.754 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
16 |
27.2 |
14.9 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
12.1 |
.454 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.358 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
.543 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
75 |
27.8 |
15.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
13.8 |
.414 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
.338 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.706 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
6 |
26.5 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
.368 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.355 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
79 |
24.9 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
.435 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.390 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.738 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
5 |
15.2 |
9.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.356 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.429 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.727 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
35 |
27.6 |
12.5 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
11.6 |
.407 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.347 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.709 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
5 |
35.0 |
12.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
15.2 |
.316 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
.179 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.000 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
80 |
33.5 |
18.1 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
15.6 |
.422 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.356 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.762 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
11 |
31.9 |
14.3 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
14.8 |
.331 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
.273 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
.721 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
74 |
32.7 |
14.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
12.9 |
.415 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
.394 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.652 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
70 |
29.7 |
12.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
10.8 |
.417 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.383 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
18 |
31.1 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
11.4 |
.403 |
2.8 |
7.9 |
.359 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.700 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
77 |
30.7 |
12.4 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
11.0 |
.415 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.400 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.634 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
21 |
34.8 |
11.5 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
9.0 |
.436 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
.430 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.619 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
41 |
29.0 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
.346 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
.351 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.667 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
18 |
27.1 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.505 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.455 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
80 |
28.1 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.403 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.375 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.696 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
22 |
32.1 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
.348 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
.367 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.773 |
Don Sunderlage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
11 |
20.2 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
.342 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.308 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.800 |
Don Sunderlage |
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Playoffs Stats |
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Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
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3PM / A |
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FTM / A |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
6 |
13.2 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.318 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
.091 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
Don Sunderlage |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
J.R. Smith |
10 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.269 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.273 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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