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John LongvsJR Smith

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

SG/SF · VAL group G

John Long

1979–1997 · 14 seasons

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JR Smith

2005–2020 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

John Long and JR Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Long	Stat	JR Smith
14	Seasons	16
43.4	Career VAL	45.1
8.4 (1980)	Peak-season VAL	8.3 (2009)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Long and JR Smith have
John Long	Stat	JR Smith
Career
893	Games	976
Per game
13.6	Points / game	12.4
2.8	Rebounds / game	3.1
1.9	Assists / game	2.1
Shooting
46.7%	FG %	41.9%
32.2%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	John Long	JR Smith
19	—	0
20	—	0.7
21	—	4.7
22	3.8	6.8
23	8.4	8.3
24	4.1	3.6
25	6.3	5.8
26	0.5	3
27	5.4	5.3
28	4	1.9
29	1.8	2.6
30	3.4	2.4
31	4.7	0
32	0	0
33	1	—
34	0	—
40	0	—

Age	John Long	JR Smith
19	—	0
20	—	0.7
21	—	4.7
22	3.8	6.8
23	8.4	8.3
24	4.1	3.6
25	6.3	5.8
26	0.5	3
27	5.4	5.3
28	4	1.9
29	1.8	2.6
30	3.4	2.4
31	4.7	0
32	0	0
33	1	—
34	0	—
40	0	—

Age	John Long	JR Smith
19	—	0
20	—	0.7
21	—	4.7
22	3.8	6.8
23	8.4	8.3
24	4.1	3.6
25	6.3	5.8
26	0.5	3
27	5.4	5.3
28	4	1.9
29	1.8	2.6
30	3.4	2.4
31	4.7	0
32	0	0
33	1	—
34	0	—
40	0	—

Age	John Long	JR Smith
19	—	0
20	—	0.7
21	—	4.7
22	3.8	6.8
23	8.4	8.3
24	4.1	3.6
25	6.3	5.8
26	0.5	3
27	5.4	5.3
28	4	1.9
29	1.8	2.6
30	3.4	2.4
31	4.7	0
32	0	0
33	1	—
34	0	—
40	0	—