Kenny Smith vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe and Kenny Smith 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

Kenny Smith

vs.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.