Kenny Smith vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.