Bill Garnett vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

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

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Kenny Smith .480

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)