Head to headJohn Wayne against James Stewart Both careers by IMDb ratingJohn WayneJames Stewart
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Wayne vs James Stewart
James Stewart averages 6.98 across 72 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Wayne at 6.47.
- 132 (98 rated)
- Films acted
- 77 (72 rated)
- 6.47
- Average
- 6.98▶
- 6.56
- Weighted
- 7.07▶
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 8.1
- Best film
- It's a Wonderful Life 8.6▶
- 7.36, 1961 to 1962
- Peak five
- 7.56, 1939 to 1940▶
- 4 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films
- ◀6.62 (+0.15)
- Current form
- 6.62 (−0.36)
- 1.21M
- IMDb votes
- 2.8M▶
- 1930 to 1976
- Career
- 1935 to 1991
- 1 win, 3 noms
- Oscars
- 2 wins, 6 noms▶
Rows won
1 to 6
James Stewart ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.60
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 How the West Was Won | 1962 | 7.1 | as Linus Rawlings (segment: The Rivers) | as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (segment: The Civil War) |
 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | 1962 | 8.1 | as Ransom Stoddard | as Tom Doniphon |
 The Shootist | 1976 | 7.6 | as Dr. Hostetler | as J.B. Books |