Dion Waiters vs JR Smith

Dion WaitersJR Smith

Dion Waiters and JR Smith compared on their NBA careers: Dion Waiters played 8 seasons, 2012-13 to 2019-20, JR Smith 16 seasons, 2004-05 to 2019-20. Dion Waiters averaged 13.1 points a game to JR Smith's 12.4. Dion Waiters won 1 title, JR Smith won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dion Waiters and JR Smith career per game
419GP977
28.2MIN26.9
13.1PTS12.4
2.6REB3.1
2.8AST2.1
0.9STL1
0.3BLK0.2
41.2FG%41.9
34.63P%37.3
69.4FT%73.3
49.5TS%53.6

Career totals

Dion Waiters and JR Smith career totals
5,505PTS12,148
1,108REB3,073
1,164AST2,077
391STL974
113BLK204
41.2FG%41.9
34.63P%37.3
69.4FT%73.3
49.5TS%53.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dion Waiters and JR Smith postseason
23GP140
23MIN27.9
7PTS10.7
2.1REB3
1.9AST1.3
0.5STL0.9
0.2BLK0.3
41FG%39.7
353P%36.7
68.8FT%70.6
50.9TS%53.1

Where each stands all time

Dion Waiters and JR Smith all-time places
—Points230th (12,148)
—3-pointers made25th (1,930)
—Steals162nd (974)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Dion Waiters: 1 championship; All-Rookie First Team
  • JR Smith: 2 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dion Waiters and JR Smith season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2012-1314.72.432004-0510.321.9
2nd2013-1415.92.832005-067.721.1
3rd2014-1511.82.422006-07132.31.4
4th2015-169.82.622007-0812.32.11.7
5th2016-1715.83.34.32008-0915.23.72.8
6th2017-1814.32.63.82009-1015.43.12.4
7th2018-19122.62.82010-1112.34.12.2
8th2019-2011.12.422011-1212.53.92.4
9th————2012-1318.15.32.7
10th————2013-1414.543
11th————2014-1512.13.12.8
12th————2015-1612.42.81.7
13th————2016-178.62.81.5
14th————2017-188.32.91.8
15th————2018-196.71.61.9
16th————2019-202.80.80.5

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST