Austin Rivers vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Austin Rivers that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Rivers

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)