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Josh Smith

Joshua Smith ▪ Twitter: @TooSmoove5

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: December 5, 1985 in College Park, Georgia
High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (17th pick, 17th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 2004
Age: 27 years, 167 days ▪ Experience: 9 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 21, 2013 6:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #216. Robert Horry… #217. Gerald Wallace… #218. Tyson Chandler… #219. JOSH SMITH… #220. Dan Majerle… #221. Micheal Ray Richardson… #222. Harry Gallatin… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 ATL NBA SF 74 59 2050 274 602 .455 4 23 .174 163 237 .688 147 310 457 127 59 144 135 157 715
2005-06 20 ATL NBA SF 80 73 2559 329 774 .425 34 110 .309 210 292 .719 176 355 531 191 64 208 162 260 902
2006-07 21 ATL NBA SF 72 72 2647 436 993 .439 38 152 .250 268 387 .693 165 456 621 236 101 207 227 241 1178
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 81 81 2873 518 1133 .457 25 99 .253 333 469 .710 161 506 667 272 123 227 245 269 1394
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 69 69 2421 418 849 .492 26 87 .299 211 359 .588 134 364 498 169 94 111 161 184 1073
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 81 81 2871 504 999 .505 0 7 .000 261 422 .618 223 482 705 342 130 172 198 240 1269
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 77 77 2645 497 1041 .477 51 154 .331 229 316 .725 134 523 657 255 99 120 197 217 1274
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 66 66 2329 504 1101 .458 28 109 .257 203 322 .630 136 496 632 257 93 115 164 172 1239
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 76 76 2683 550 1182 .465 61 201 .303 166 321 .517 133 506 639 321 94 136 226 175 1327
Career NBA 676 654 23078 4030 8674 .465 267 942 .283 2044 3125 .654 1409 3998 5407 2170 857 1440 1715 1915 10371

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 ATL NBA SF 74 59 27.7 3.7 8.1 .455 0.1 0.3 .174 2.2 3.2 .688 2.0 4.2 6.2 1.7 0.8 1.9 1.8 2.1 9.7
2005-06 20 ATL NBA SF 80 73 32.0 4.1 9.7 .425 0.4 1.4 .309 2.6 3.7 .719 2.2 4.4 6.6 2.4 0.8 2.6 2.0 3.3 11.3
2006-07 21 ATL NBA SF 72 72 36.8 6.1 13.8 .439 0.5 2.1 .250 3.7 5.4 .693 2.3 6.3 8.6 3.3 1.4 2.9 3.2 3.3 16.4
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 81 81 35.5 6.4 14.0 .457 0.3 1.2 .253 4.1 5.8 .710 2.0 6.2 8.2 3.4 1.5 2.8 3.0 3.3 17.2
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 69 69 35.1 6.1 12.3 .492 0.4 1.3 .299 3.1 5.2 .588 1.9 5.3 7.2 2.4 1.4 1.6 2.3 2.7 15.6
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 81 81 35.4 6.2 12.3 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 5.2 .618 2.8 6.0 8.7 4.2 1.6 2.1 2.4 3.0 15.7
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 77 77 34.4 6.5 13.5 .477 0.7 2.0 .331 3.0 4.1 .725 1.7 6.8 8.5 3.3 1.3 1.6 2.6 2.8 16.5
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 66 66 35.3 7.6 16.7 .458 0.4 1.7 .257 3.1 4.9 .630 2.1 7.5 9.6 3.9 1.4 1.7 2.5 2.6 18.8
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 76 76 35.3 7.2 15.6 .465 0.8 2.6 .303 2.2 4.2 .517 1.8 6.7 8.4 4.2 1.2 1.8 3.0 2.3 17.5
Career NBA 676 654 34.1 6.0 12.8 .465 0.4 1.4 .283 3.0 4.6 .654 2.1 5.9 8.0 3.2 1.3 2.1 2.5 2.8 15.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 ATL NBA SF 74 59 2050 4.8 10.6 .455 0.1 0.4 .174 2.9 4.2 .688 2.6 5.4 8.0 2.2 1.0 2.5 2.4 2.8 12.6
2005-06 20 ATL NBA SF 80 73 2559 4.6 10.9 .425 0.5 1.5 .309 3.0 4.1 .719 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.7 0.9 2.9 2.3 3.7 12.7
2006-07 21 ATL NBA SF 72 72 2647 5.9 13.5 .439 0.5 2.1 .250 3.6 5.3 .693 2.2 6.2 8.4 3.2 1.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 16.0
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 81 81 2873 6.5 14.2 .457 0.3 1.2 .253 4.2 5.9 .710 2.0 6.3 8.4 3.4 1.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 17.5
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 69 69 2421 6.2 12.6 .492 0.4 1.3 .299 3.1 5.3 .588 2.0 5.4 7.4 2.5 1.4 1.7 2.4 2.7 16.0
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 81 81 2871 6.3 12.5 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.3 .618 2.8 6.0 8.8 4.3 1.6 2.2 2.5 3.0 15.9
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 77 77 2645 6.8 14.2 .477 0.7 2.1 .331 3.1 4.3 .725 1.8 7.1 8.9 3.5 1.3 1.6 2.7 3.0 17.3
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 66 66 2329 7.8 17.0 .458 0.4 1.7 .257 3.1 5.0 .630 2.1 7.7 9.8 4.0 1.4 1.8 2.5 2.7 19.2
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 76 76 2683 7.4 15.9 .465 0.8 2.7 .303 2.2 4.3 .517 1.8 6.8 8.6 4.3 1.3 1.8 3.0 2.3 17.8
Career NBA 676 654 23078 6.3 13.5 .465 0.4 1.5 .283 3.2 4.9 .654 2.2 6.2 8.4 3.4 1.3 2.2 2.7 3.0 16.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 19 ATL NBA SF 74 2050 15.4 .506 .458 7.9 18.6 13.0 10.2 1.5 5.4 16.0 18.4 100 107 0.6 1.8 2.4 .055
2005-06 20 ATL NBA SF 80 2559 15.5 .500 .447 8.0 17.2 12.5 12.2 1.3 6.2 15.2 18.9 103 108 1.5 2.1 3.6 .067
2006-07 21 ATL NBA SF 72 2647 18.3 .506 .458 7.4 21.0 14.1 16.3 2.0 6.1 16.3 24.1 99 102 0.4 4.0 4.4 .079
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 81 2873 19.0 .520 .468 6.6 20.4 13.5 16.6 2.3 5.9 15.5 25.0 102 103 1.2 4.6 5.8 .097
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 69 2421 17.2 .533 .508 6.5 17.6 12.1 12.1 2.1 3.5 13.8 22.6 103 104 1.3 3.6 4.9 .097
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 81 2871 21.0 .536 .505 9.0 19.8 14.3 19.0 2.4 4.5 14.3 22.2 109 101 4.2 5.1 9.3 .155
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 77 2645 19.2 .540 .502 6.2 23.7 15.0 17.1 2.0 3.5 14.3 24.7 104 102 1.9 4.5 6.4 .116
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 66 2329 21.1 .499 .470 6.9 24.8 15.9 20.6 2.1 3.8 11.7 28.4 101 96 1.9 4.9 6.8 .139
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 76 2683 17.7 .501 .491 5.8 21.3 13.6 20.9 1.8 3.9 14.6 26.7 97 101 -0.3 4.5 4.2 .075
Career NBA 676 23078 18.4 .516 .480 7.1 20.5 13.8 16.3 2.0 4.8 14.6 23.5 102 103 12.5 35.1 47.6 .099

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 7 7 237 35 88 .398 3 18 .167 37 44 .841 7 38 45 20 12 20 26 26 110
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 11 11 410 67 159 .421 2 15 .133 52 71 .732 24 58 82 24 12 17 21 36 188
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 11 11 392 62 129 .481 2 6 .333 29 44 .659 37 62 99 29 13 19 17 30 155
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 12 12 438 69 171 .404 3 24 .125 40 67 .597 18 84 102 35 13 25 26 39 181
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 5 5 196 34 88 .386 0 4 .000 16 21 .762 10 58 68 24 3 5 15 14 84
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 6 6 199 39 90 .433 5 20 .250 19 36 .528 10 35 45 21 11 3 16 21 102
Career NBA 52 52 1872 306 725 .422 15 87 .172 193 283 .682 106 335 441 153 64 89 121 166 820

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 7 7 33.9 5.0 12.6 .398 0.4 2.6 .167 5.3 6.3 .841 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.9 1.7 2.9 3.7 3.7 15.7
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 11 11 37.3 6.1 14.5 .421 0.2 1.4 .133 4.7 6.5 .732 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.2 1.1 1.5 1.9 3.3 17.1
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 11 11 35.6 5.6 11.7 .481 0.2 0.5 .333 2.6 4.0 .659 3.4 5.6 9.0 2.6 1.2 1.7 1.5 2.7 14.1
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 12 12 36.5 5.8 14.3 .404 0.3 2.0 .125 3.3 5.6 .597 1.5 7.0 8.5 2.9 1.1 2.1 2.2 3.3 15.1
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 5 5 39.2 6.8 17.6 .386 0.0 0.8 .000 3.2 4.2 .762 2.0 11.6 13.6 4.8 0.6 1.0 3.0 2.8 16.8
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 6 6 33.2 6.5 15.0 .433 0.8 3.3 .250 3.2 6.0 .528 1.7 5.8 7.5 3.5 1.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 17.0
Career NBA 52 52 36.0 5.9 13.9 .422 0.3 1.7 .172 3.7 5.4 .682 2.0 6.4 8.5 2.9 1.2 1.7 2.3 3.2 15.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 7 7 237 5.3 13.4 .398 0.5 2.7 .167 5.6 6.7 .841 1.1 5.8 6.8 3.0 1.8 3.0 3.9 3.9 16.7
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 11 11 410 5.9 14.0 .421 0.2 1.3 .133 4.6 6.2 .732 2.1 5.1 7.2 2.1 1.1 1.5 1.8 3.2 16.5
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 11 11 392 5.7 11.8 .481 0.2 0.6 .333 2.7 4.0 .659 3.4 5.7 9.1 2.7 1.2 1.7 1.6 2.8 14.2
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 12 12 438 5.7 14.1 .404 0.2 2.0 .125 3.3 5.5 .597 1.5 6.9 8.4 2.9 1.1 2.1 2.1 3.2 14.9
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 5 5 196 6.2 16.2 .386 0.0 0.7 .000 2.9 3.9 .762 1.8 10.7 12.5 4.4 0.6 0.9 2.8 2.6 15.4
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 6 6 199 7.1 16.3 .433 0.9 3.6 .250 3.4 6.5 .528 1.8 6.3 8.1 3.8 2.0 0.5 2.9 3.8 18.5
Career NBA 52 52 1872 5.9 13.9 .422 0.3 1.7 .172 3.7 5.4 .682 2.0 6.4 8.5 2.9 1.2 1.7 2.3 3.2 15.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2007-08 22 ATL NBA PF 7 237 16.9 .512 .415 3.7 19.4 11.7 18.2 2.8 6.4 19.5 26.7 95 107 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .022
2008-09 23 ATL NBA PF 11 410 17.7 .494 .428 6.8 19.6 12.7 12.6 1.7 3.9 9.9 25.7 102 108 0.2 0.4 0.6 .073
2009-10 24 ATL NBA PF 11 392 20.2 .522 .488 10.4 20.4 15.0 13.5 1.9 4.4 10.3 20.0 112 108 0.6 0.4 1.0 .124
2010-11 25 ATL NBA PF 12 438 15.4 .451 .412 5.0 23.1 14.1 15.1 1.7 4.8 11.5 25.4 92 100 -0.4 0.7 0.4 .040
2011-12 26 ATL NBA PF 5 196 15.8 .432 .386 5.6 36.6 20.2 25.6 0.8 2.0 13.4 27.5 89 93 -0.2 0.5 0.2 .059
2012-13 27 ATL NBA PF 6 199 17.4 .482 .461 5.4 19.7 12.4 21.8 2.9 1.2 13.1 29.1 93 99 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .055
Career NBA 52 1872 17.3 .483 .432 6.5 22.3 14.1 16.4 1.9 4.1 12.5 25.1 98 103 -0.1 2.6 2.6 .066

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Josh Smith 9.3 6.8 6.4 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.4
Frank Ramsey 92.4 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Udonis Haslem 91.6 9.2 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 3.5 2.5 0.9
Brian Grant 91.3 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.7 3.5 1.0
Clarence Weatherspoon 91.0 8.6 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.3
Maurice Lucas 90.2 8.7 7.4 7.1 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.7 3.5 2.4
Grant Long 90.0 8.4 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.6 2.7 2.6
James Posey 89.5 10.0 6.2 5.4 5.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 2.7 2.3
Hedo Turkoglu 88.9 9.0 7.6 7.3 6.7 5.2 4.9 3.4 2.8 2.6
Scott Wedman 88.9 8.6 7.8 7.1 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 2.2 1.6
Armen Gilliam 88.8 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.1 4.6 4.5 2.8 1.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Josh Smith 9.3 6.8 6.4 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.4
Udonis Haslem 93.5 9.2 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 3.5 3.2 2.5 0.9
Frank Ramsey 92.4 10.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2
Mike Mitchell 89.3 8.3 7.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.4 0.4
Jeff Foster 87.7 8.3 6.5 5.7 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.4
Jack Coleman 87.4 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.3 4.1 2.6
Brian Grant 86.6 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 3.5 1.6 1.0 0.2
Orlando Woolridge 86.4 9.0 6.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.3 1.8 1.5 0.8
Keith Van Horn 86.4 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.5 4.8 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.3
Greg Ballard 86.3 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Jamal Mashburn 85.6 9.0 7.3 6.4 6.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 2 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
2004 McDonald's All American
2004-05 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)
2009-10 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
Games
2011-12 NBA 66 (1)
Minutes Played
2011-12 NBA 2329 (9)
Field Goals
2011-12 NBA 504 (7)
Field Goal Attempts
2011-12 NBA 1101 (6)
Defensive Rebounds
2011-12 NBA 496 (5)
Total Rebounds
2011-12 NBA 632 (10)
Steals
2009-10 NBA 130 (8)
Blocks
2005-06 NBA 208 (2)
2006-07 NBA 207 (2)
2007-08 NBA 227 (2)
2009-10 NBA 172 (3)
2011-12 NBA 115 (8)
Active 1440 (10)
Career NBA 1440 (37)
Career 1440 (39)
Turnovers
2007-08 NBA 245 (9)
Personal Fouls
2007-08 NBA 269 (6)
Points
2011-12 NBA 1239 (10)
Blocks Per Game
2005-06 NBA 2.6 (4)
2006-07 NBA 2.9 (2)
2007-08 NBA 2.8 (2)
2009-10 NBA 2.1 (3)
2011-12 NBA 1.7 (9)
2012-13 NBA 1.8 (9)
Active 2.1 (4)
Career NBA 2.1 (20)
Career 2.1 (21)
Defensive Rebound Pct
Career NBA 20.5 (93)
Block Pct
2004-05 NBA 5.4 (6)
2005-06 NBA 6.2 (5)
2006-07 NBA 6.1 (3)
2007-08 NBA 5.9 (2)
2009-10 NBA 4.5 (9)
Active 4.8 (6)
Career NBA 4.8 (15)
Career 4.8 (15)
Defensive Rating
2009-10 NBA 101.4 (10)
2011-12 NBA 95.9 (5)
Defensive Win Shares
2007-08 NBA 4.6 (8)
2009-10 NBA 5.1 (4)
2011-12 NBA 4.9 (1)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.009 (53)
Career 0.009 (305)
NBA Elo Player Rating
219th (overall) as of May 21, 2013, 5:23AM
52nd (active) as of May 21, 2013, 5:23AM

Transactions

October 22, 2001: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks (as a 2004 1st round draft pick) with Scott Williams to the Denver Nuggets for Aleksandar Radojevic and Kevin Willis.

October 1, 2002: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 2004 1st round draft pick) with Mengke Bateer and Don Reid to the Detroit Pistons for Rodney White.

February 19, 2004: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Detroit Pistons (as a 2004 1st round draft pick) with Zeljko Rebraca and Bob Sura to the Atlanta Hawks; the Atlanta Hawks traded Rasheed Wallace to the Detroit Pistons; the Boston Celtics traded Chris Mills to the Atlanta Hawks; the Boston Celtics traded Mike James to the Detroit Pistons; and the Detroit Pistons traded Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter and a 2004 1st round draft pick (Tony Allen) to the Boston Celtics.

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Atlanta Hawks NBA $1,270,080
2005-06 Atlanta Hawks NBA $1,365,360
2006-07 Atlanta Hawks NBA $1,460,640
2007-08 Atlanta Hawks NBA $2,243,543
2008-09 Atlanta Hawks NBA $10,000,000
2009-10 Atlanta Hawks NBA $10,800,000
2010-11 Atlanta Hawks NBA $11,600,000
2011-12 Atlanta Hawks NBA $12,400,000
Career (may be incomplete) $51,139,623

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Atlanta Hawks $13,200,000
  • Signed August 8, 2008 for an assumed $58,000,000 plus incentives for 5 years.
  • 2012-13 has up to $435,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.
  • Contract includes a 15% trade kicker.

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