Kenny Smith vs. Paul Zipser Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Zipser 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.

Paul Zipser

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Paul Zipser: 2016-17 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Paul Zipser 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Paul Zipser 2

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Paul Zipser 1

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Paul Zipser 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Paul Zipser 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Paul Zipser 2.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Paul Zipser 0.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Paul Zipser 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Paul Zipser 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Paul Zipser 458

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Paul Zipser 256

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Paul Zipser 82

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Paul Zipser 35

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Paul Zipser 31

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Paul Zipser 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Paul Zipser .371

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Paul Zipser .335

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Paul Zipser .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Paul Zipser 5.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Paul Zipser 2.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Paul Zipser 0.9 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Paul Zipser 0.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Paul Zipser 0.4 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Paul Zipser 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Paul Zipser 3.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Paul Zipser 0.5

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Paul Zipser 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Paul Zipser 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Paul Zipser 44

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Paul Zipser 21

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Paul Zipser 3

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Paul Zipser 1

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Paul Zipser 1

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Paul Zipser 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Paul Zipser .455

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Paul Zipser .375

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Paul Zipser 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Paul Zipser 7.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Paul Zipser 3.5 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Paul Zipser 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Paul Zipser 0.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Paul Zipser 0.2 (2017)