Bill Cartwright vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)