Bill Laimbeer vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Bill Laimbeer, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bill Laimbeer played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Bill Laimbeer had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Bill Laimbeer |
14 |
9 |
1980-81 to 1993-94 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Bill Laimbeer |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1980-81 | 1987-88 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
30.4 |
9.8 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.765 |
Kenny Smith |
61 |
35.6 |
13.8 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
11.4 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.308 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
80 |
22.9 |
9.0 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.308 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.793 |
Kenny Smith |
81 |
38.8 |
17.3 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
14.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.359 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.0 |
13.6 |
3.4 |
8.7 |
12.1 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
10.7 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.790 |
Kenny Smith |
79 |
30.6 |
11.9 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.466 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.313 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
34.9 |
17.3 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
.866 |
Kenny Smith |
78 |
34.6 |
17.7 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
6.7 |
12.9 |
.520 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.363 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
5 |
33.0 |
15.2 |
2.8 |
9.6 |
12.4 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
.569 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.900 |
Kenny Smith |
3 |
37.7 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
12.7 |
.474 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
14.4 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.222 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.797 |
Kenny Smith |
81 |
33.8 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.475 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.394 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
9 |
36.1 |
14.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
10.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
11.9 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
.706 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.3 |
16.6 |
3.7 |
9.4 |
13.1 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.286 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.834 |
Kenny Smith |
82 |
29.5 |
13.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
9.1 |
.520 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
.438 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
4 |
42.0 |
22.5 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
14.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
8.5 |
17.0 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
.913 |
Kenny Smith |
12 |
32.6 |
14.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
10.7 |
.492 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
.500 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
34.8 |
15.4 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
11.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
12.3 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
.894 |
Kenny Smith |
78 |
28.3 |
11.6 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.480 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.405 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
15 |
36.2 |
12.3 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
10.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
10.9 |
.515 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.625 |
Kenny Smith |
23 |
30.3 |
10.8 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
.455 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.447 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.808 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
35.3 |
13.5 |
2.0 |
8.1 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.493 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.874 |
Kenny Smith |
81 |
25.1 |
10.4 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.484 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.429 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.851 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
23 |
33.9 |
11.9 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
10.9 |
.456 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.294 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.889 |
Kenny Smith |
22 |
29.6 |
10.8 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
.438 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.442 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
32.6 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
11.1 |
.499 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.349 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.840 |
Kenny Smith |
68 |
23.8 |
8.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
.433 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.382 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
17 |
29.2 |
10.1 |
1.5 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
.465 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.357 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.806 |
Kenny Smith |
8 |
23.9 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.434 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.387 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
33.0 |
12.1 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
9.6 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
.484 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.361 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.854 |
Kenny Smith |
48 |
15.9 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.423 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.437 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
20 |
33.4 |
11.1 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
.457 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.349 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.862 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
82 |
32.5 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
9.0 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.478 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.296 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.837 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
15 |
29.7 |
10.9 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
9.9 |
.446 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.294 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.871 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
81 |
27.6 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.376 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.893 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
5 |
29.0 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
9.2 |
.370 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
79 |
24.5 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.370 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.894 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
11 |
22.5 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
.522 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.846 |
Kenny Smith |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bill Laimbeer |
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Kenny Smith |
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