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 | 63 | 24 | 1471 | 284 | 644 | 149 | 382 | 102 | 126 | 30 | 143 | 91 | 49 | 9 | 85 | 147 | 819 | .441 | .390 | .810 | 23.4 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
| 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 | 29 | 11 | 678 | 143 | 329 | 66 | 180 | 61 | 75 | 15 | 60 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 34 | 61 | 413 | .435 | .367 | .813 | 23.4 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Road | 34 | 13 | 793 | 141 | 315 | 83 | 202 | 41 | 51 | 15 | 83 | 50 | 28 | 3 | 51 | 86 | 406 | .448 | .411 | .804 | 23.3 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 24 | 1132 | 219 | 495 | 114 | 290 | 93 | 113 | 23 | 106 | 66 | 34 | 5 | 71 | 110 | 645 | .442 | .393 | .823 | 27.6 | 15.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Post | 22 | 0 | 339 | 65 | 149 | 35 | 92 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 174 | .436 | .380 | .692 | 15.4 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 38 | 13 | 855 | 182 | 390 | 100 | 232 | 54 | 67 | 15 | 81 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 82 | 518 | .467 | .431 | .806 | 22.5 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Loss | 25 | 11 | 616 | 102 | 254 | 49 | 150 | 48 | 59 | 15 | 62 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 65 | 301 | .402 | .327 | .814 | 24.6 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 384 | 77 | 170 | 35 | 97 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 220 | .453 | .361 | .816 | 29.6 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| December | 9 | 9 | 260 | 44 | 95 | 27 | 59 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 148 | .463 | .458 | .868 | 28.9 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | |
| January | 11 | 2 | 294 | 58 | 142 | 29 | 82 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 163 | .408 | .354 | .783 | 26.7 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| February | 9 | 0 | 202 | 40 | 92 | 23 | 54 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 114 | .435 | .426 | .786 | 22.4 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| March | 10 | 0 | 167 | 33 | 74 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 83 | .446 | .385 | .667 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | |
| April | 11 | 0 | 164 | 32 | 71 | 20 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 91 | .451 | .392 | .700 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 2 | 135 | 25 | 57 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 72 | .439 | .389 | .727 | 27.0 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | 157 | 39 | 87 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 110 | .448 | .386 | .769 | 22.4 | 15.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 4 | 200 | 37 | 89 | 19 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 100 | .416 | .388 | .875 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 6 | 326 | 47 | 127 | 23 | 76 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 138 | .370 | .303 | .750 | 25.1 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 31 | .522 | .357 | 1.000 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 14 | 7 | 323 | 67 | 141 | 31 | 69 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 190 | .475 | .449 | .833 | 23.0 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 4 | 286 | 57 | 120 | 35 | 81 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 178 | .475 | .432 | .853 | 26.0 | 16.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 24 | 24 | 691 | 129 | 292 | 65 | 168 | 65 | 77 | 16 | 59 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 47 | 61 | 388 | .442 | .387 | .844 | 28.8 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Reserve | 39 | 0 | 781 | 155 | 352 | 84 | 214 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 84 | 53 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 86 | 431 | .440 | .393 | .755 | 20.0 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | |
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 470 | 96 | 197 | 47 | 110 | 41 | 49 | 16 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 40 | 280 | .487 | .427 | .837 | 33.6 | 20.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 20-29 | 32 | 9 | 807 | 165 | 369 | 89 | 228 | 52 | 67 | 13 | 80 | 58 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 83 | 471 | .447 | .390 | .776 | 25.2 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 11 | 4 | 166 | 18 | 65 | 8 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 53 | .277 | .242 | .900 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .385 | .455 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 7 | 440 | 85 | 178 | 53 | 118 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 47 | 261 | .478 | .449 | .864 | 25.9 | 15.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 10 | 690 | 137 | 320 | 70 | 187 | 42 | 56 | 13 | 70 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 67 | 386 | .428 | .374 | .750 | 22.3 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 4 | 159 | 32 | 73 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 88 | .438 | .400 | .889 | 26.5 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 2 | 154 | 22 | 57 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 63 | .386 | .231 | .813 | 19.3 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 14 | 643 | 126 | 276 | 65 | 160 | 57 | 65 | 15 | 59 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 60 | 374 | .457 | .406 | .877 | 26.8 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Western | 39 | 10 | 828 | 158 | 368 | 84 | 222 | 45 | 61 | 15 | 84 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 87 | 445 | .429 | .378 | .738 | 21.2 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 221 | 43 | 90 | 20 | 52 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 124 | .478 | .385 | .783 | 27.6 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Central | 8 | 2 | 194 | 45 | 90 | 23 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 130 | .500 | .469 | 1.000 | 24.2 | 16.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | |
| Northwest | 13 | 3 | 251 | 39 | 95 | 26 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 108 | .411 | .433 | .800 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 4 | 303 | 70 | 144 | 33 | 86 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 197 | .486 | .384 | .727 | 23.3 | 15.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | |
| Southeast | 8 | 7 | 229 | 38 | 96 | 22 | 59 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 120 | .396 | .373 | .880 | 28.6 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| Southwest | 13 | 3 | 274 | 49 | 129 | 25 | 76 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 140 | .380 | .329 | .739 | 21.1 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | .455 | .364 | .714 | 29.6 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .364 | .400 | .600 | 26.8 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 26 | .286 | .263 | .833 | 31.7 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 43 | .552 | .417 | 1.000 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .476 | .364 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .308 | .250 | 1.000 | 27.9 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | .533 | .500 | 30.2 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 2 | 82 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 72 | .553 | .462 | .800 | 27.5 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 51 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 35 | .419 | .500 | .333 | 25.4 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | .400 | .625 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 2 | 75 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 46 | .471 | .286 | .800 | 25.1 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | .471 | .333 | .667 | 15.5 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 1 | 74 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 43 | .405 | .296 | .833 | 24.8 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 46 | .556 | .600 | 1.000 | 26.2 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 24.6 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 68 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 30 | .385 | .421 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | .474 | .364 | .857 | 19.6 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .313 | .364 | .500 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 69 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .625 | .429 | .857 | 34.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .357 | .400 | 1.000 | 34.4 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 29.3 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | .458 | .400 | .400 | 25.9 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 98 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 42 | .425 | .350 | 1.000 | 24.6 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 29 | .409 | .412 | .800 | 23.6 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 67 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | .375 | .214 | .500 | 22.3 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | |
| Seattle | 3 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 32 | .393 | .500 | 19.6 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | 57 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | .441 | .333 | 28.3 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .500 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |