Earl Smith III ▪ Twitter: @TheRealJRSmith
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 9, 1985 in Freehold, New Jersey
High School: Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey
Draft: New Orleans Hornets, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 2004
Age: 27 years, 252 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 55 | 25 | 989 | 144 | 366 | 52 | 140 | 83 | 101 | 19 | 110 | 58 | 37 | 4 | 54 | 90 | 423 | .393 | .371 | .822 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 24 | 11 | 406 | 57 | 152 | 20 | 67 | 44 | 54 | 6 | 45 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 178 | .375 | .299 | .815 | 16.9 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Road | 31 | 14 | 583 | 87 | 214 | 32 | 73 | 39 | 47 | 13 | 65 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 53 | 245 | .407 | .438 | .830 | 18.8 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 40 | 25 | 782 | 115 | 287 | 45 | 114 | 68 | 83 | 17 | 87 | 51 | 25 | 3 | 44 | 71 | 343 | .401 | .395 | .819 | 19.6 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Post | 15 | 0 | 207 | 29 | 79 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 80 | .367 | .269 | .833 | 13.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 24 | 10 | 411 | 69 | 162 | 27 | 67 | 41 | 48 | 6 | 53 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 206 | .426 | .403 | .854 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 31 | 15 | 578 | 75 | 204 | 25 | 73 | 42 | 53 | 13 | 57 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 52 | 217 | .368 | .342 | .792 | 18.6 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 10 | 9 | 262 | 42 | 104 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 128 | .404 | .412 | .882 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 399 | 53 | 146 | 26 | 67 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 159 | .363 | .388 | .771 | 26.6 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| January | 11 | 1 | 102 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 47 | .552 | .400 | .786 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| February | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .500 | .333 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
| March | 8 | 0 | 116 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 42 | .326 | .176 | .846 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | |
| April | 7 | 0 | 91 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 38 | .417 | .444 | .800 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 2 | 82 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | .360 | .286 | .600 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Monday | 8 | 2 | 166 | 27 | 65 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 84 | .415 | .417 | .833 | 20.7 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 6 | 2 | 94 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 41 | .444 | .286 | .714 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 266 | 41 | 111 | 17 | 43 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 125 | .369 | .395 | .867 | 16.6 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .385 | .429 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Friday | 9 | 4 | 158 | 21 | 55 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 63 | .382 | .308 | .867 | 17.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 6 | 190 | 25 | 61 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 74 | .410 | .421 | .800 | 19.0 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 25 | 25 | 663 | 92 | 245 | 39 | 96 | 54 | 65 | 13 | 74 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 54 | 277 | .376 | .406 | .831 | 26.5 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Reserve | 30 | 0 | 327 | 52 | 121 | 13 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 146 | .430 | .295 | .806 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 5 | 5 | 168 | 27 | 66 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 88 | .409 | .515 | .810 | 33.5 | 17.6 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| 20-29 | 22 | 19 | 544 | 75 | 201 | 26 | 73 | 40 | 49 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 216 | .373 | .356 | .816 | 24.7 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| 10-19 | 14 | 1 | 194 | 27 | 67 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 75 | .403 | .158 | .818 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
| 0-9 | 14 | 0 | 84 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 44 | .469 | .400 | .889 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 11 | 6 | 221 | 35 | 80 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 113 | .438 | .593 | .871 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| 1 Day | 22 | 11 | 431 | 59 | 163 | 22 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 39 | 170 | .362 | .328 | .811 | 19.6 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 5 | 183 | 24 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 67 | .407 | .400 | .917 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 11 | 2 | 125 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 54 | .380 | .217 | .688 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 18 | 6 | 272 | 45 | 105 | 11 | 36 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 128 | .429 | .306 | .771 | 15.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Western | 37 | 19 | 717 | 99 | 261 | 41 | 104 | 56 | 66 | 14 | 89 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 39 | 62 | 295 | .379 | .394 | .848 | 19.4 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 2 | 118 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 75 | .473 | .300 | .708 | 16.8 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Central | 6 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 34 | .414 | .400 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
| Northwest | 10 | 5 | 187 | 23 | 69 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 64 | .333 | .346 | .900 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 6 | 272 | 44 | 107 | 21 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 130 | .411 | .477 | .840 | 20.9 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | |
| Southeast | 5 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .333 | .167 | .800 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Southwest | 14 | 8 | 258 | 32 | 85 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 101 | .376 | .324 | .839 | 18.5 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 23.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 27 | .444 | .333 | .769 | 20.7 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .455 | .750 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 3 | 95 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 32 | .417 | .375 | .818 | 23.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .333 | .444 | .500 | 22.8 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .400 | .000 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .227 | .286 | .800 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .407 | .273 | .857 | 14.3 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .526 | .538 | .500 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .000 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Memphis | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .429 | .500 | 1.000 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .143 | .333 | 21.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.6 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .125 | .000 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 30 | .385 | .214 | .636 | 26.8 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 93 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50 | .471 | .533 | 1.000 | 31.1 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | |
| Portland | 3 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .286 | .286 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 79 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 34 | .444 | .500 | .750 | 19.7 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .250 | .222 | .750 | 17.1 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | .583 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .714 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .000 | 21.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||