Kenny Smith vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 James Young 2

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 James Young 96

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 James Young 28

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 James Young 24

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 James Young 5

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 James Young 7

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 James Young 3

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 James Young 0

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 James Young 0

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) James Young 0.0 (2017)