Brian Cook vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Brian Cook, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Brian Cook played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Brian Cook had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Brian Cook	9	4	2003-04 to 2011-12
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2003-04	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Brian Cook	35	12.6	4.4	0.9	2.0	2.9	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.8	1.9	4.0	.475	0.0	0.1	.000	0.6	0.8	.750
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		%
Brian Cook	13	3.2	0.9	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.4	1.2	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.2	1.000
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2004-05	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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		%
Brian Cook	72	15.1	6.4	0.9	2.1	3.0	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	1.9	2.4	5.9	.417	1.1	2.8	.392	0.4	0.5	.757
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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2005-06	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Brian Cook	81	19.0	7.9	1.1	2.3	3.4	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.8	2.5	3.2	6.3	.511	0.4	1.0	.429	1.0	1.2	.832
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		%
Brian Cook	7	11.1	6.3	1.6	1.6	3.1	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	2.1	2.6	6.6	.391	0.6	1.6	.364	0.6	0.6	1.000
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2006-07	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Cook	65	15.7	6.9	0.9	2.4	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	2.1	2.8	6.3	.453	0.7	1.8	.400	0.5	0.7	.723
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		%
Brian Cook	5	10.2	3.6	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	2.6	1.2	3.6	.333	0.6	1.4	.429	0.6	0.6	1.000
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


Season 5
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2007-08	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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		%
Brian Cook	51	12.3	4.7	0.5	1.6	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.8	1.8	1.7	4.6	.376	0.8	2.3	.374	0.4	0.4	.905
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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2008-09	1992-93
Team	Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Cook	30	5.7	2.5	0.2	0.8	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.9	2.5	.368	0.4	1.0	.433	0.2	0.2	.833
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		%
Brian Cook	6	5.3	1.7	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.7	2.5	.267	0.3	1.5	.222	0.0	0.0	-
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


Season 7
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2009-10	1993-94
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Cook	15	2.9	1.4	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.5	1.5	.304	0.1	0.6	.222	0.3	0.5	.714
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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 8
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2010-11	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Cook	40	11.2	4.8	0.5	1.9	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.9	1.8	4.3	.424	0.9	2.0	.430	0.4	0.6	.625
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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 9
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	2011-12	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brian Cook	32	8.6	2.5	0.3	1.7	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.5	1.0	3.1	.316	0.3	1.6	.200	0.3	0.3	.900
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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 10
	Brian Cook	Kenny Smith
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Brian Cook	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Brian Cook vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Brian Cook, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10