Let's Compare
Kevin Martin- Stats: 24.6 PPG/ 42% Field/ 42% Three/ 87% Free Throw/ 3 APG/ 4 RPG/ 3 TO... These here are Kevin Martin's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 7th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 46th at 18.8, second among these four players.
Josh Smith- Stats: 15.0 PPG/ 49% Field/ 30% Three/ 59% Free Throw/ 2 APG/ 7.2 RPG/ 2 TO... These here are Josh Smith's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 69th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 54th at 17.5, third among these four players.
Joe Johnson- Stats: 21.4 PPG/ 44% Field/ 36% Three/ 83% Free Throw/ 6.0 APG/ 4.4 RPG/ 2 TO... These here are Joe Johnson's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 16th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 36th at 19.4, first among these four players.
J.R. Smith- Stats: 15.0 PPG/ 45% Field/ 40% Three/ 75% Free Throw/ 3.0 APG/ 4.0 RPG/ 2 TO... These here are J.R. Smith's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 74th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 124th at 13.7, last among these four players. Lastly, he is the only player out of the four to come off the bench...
The Verdict
What it all comes down to here to be honest is the player efficiency rating, Joe Johnson is number 1 among them. You can argue that Kevin Martin leads them in scoring, but he is also on a low-life team and takes ALL the shots. You can argue Josh Smith boards it with the best of them, but man, he can't shoot. You can even argue that J.R. Smith stats would double if he played Joe Johnson minutes, but then again they could fall. And then just look at his efficiency rating, 124th... really? I think now there should be no argument that Joe Johnson is the most underrated player in the league.
All stats were received from : http://www.nba.com/
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