Jermaine O'Neal vs Rik Smits

Jermaine O'NealRik Smits

Jermaine O'Neal and Rik Smits compared on their NBA careers: Jermaine O'Neal played 18 seasons, 1996-97 to 2013-14, Rik Smits 12 seasons, 1988-89 to 1999-00. Jermaine O'Neal averaged 13.2 points a game to Rik Smits's 14.8.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jermaine O'Neal and Rik Smits career per game
1,011GP867
27.1MIN26.6
13.2PTS14.8
7.2REB6.1
1.4AST1.4
0.5STL0.4
1.8BLK1.3
46.7FG%50.7
14.73P%11.5
71.5FT%77.3
51.7TS%54.8

Career totals

Jermaine O'Neal and Rik Smits career totals
13,309PTS12,871
7,261REB5,277
1,369AST1,215
470STL372
1,820BLK1,111
46.7FG%50.7
14.73P%11.5
71.5FT%77.3
51.7TS%54.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jermaine O'Neal and Rik Smits postseason
97GP104
26.6MIN26.4
11.6PTS14.8
6.5REB5.2
1AST1.3
0.4STL0.5
1.7BLK0.9
42.6FG%50.7
03P%25
71.8FT%82.9
48.8TS%55.5

Where each stands all time

Jermaine O'Neal and Rik Smits all-time places
188th (13,309)Points200th (12,871)
74th (7,261)Rebounds176th (5,277)
25th (1,820)Blocks70th (1,111)

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

  • Jermaine O'Neal: 0 championships; All-NBA Third Team ×2, Most Improved Player, All-NBA Second Team
  • Rik Smits: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team

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.

Jermaine O'Neal and Rik Smits 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.
1st1996-974.12.80.21988-8911.76.10.9
2nd1997-984.53.40.31989-9015.56.21.7
3rd1998-992.52.70.41990-9110.94.71.1
4th1999-003.93.30.31991-9213.85.61.6
5th2000-0112.99.81.21992-9314.35.31.5
6th2001-021910.51.61993-9415.76.22
7th2002-0320.810.321994-9517.97.71.4
8th2003-0420.1102.11995-9618.56.91.7
9th2004-0524.38.81.91996-9717.16.91.3
10th2005-0620.19.32.61997-9816.76.91.4
11th2006-0719.49.62.41998-9914.95.61.1
12th2007-0813.66.72.21999-0012.95.11.1
13th2008-0913.36.41.8————
14th2009-1013.66.91.3————
15th2010-115.43.70.5————
16th2011-1255.40.4————
17th2012-138.35.30.8————
18th2013-147.95.50.6————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST