George Hill vs. Larry Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Smith and George Hill, 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.

George Hill played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than Larry Smith, who played 13. George Hill had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Larry Smith had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
George Hill 15 13 2008-09 to 2022-23
Larry Smith 13 5 1980-81 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2008-091980-81
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
George Hill 77 16.5 5.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.8 .403 0.3 0.9 .329 1.5 1.9 .781
Larry Smith 82 31.4 9.6 5.3 6.8 12.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.8 3.9 3.7 7.2 .512 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.7 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 4 19.0 5.8 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.8 2.0 .375 1.5 1.8 .857
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2009-101981-82
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
George Hill 78 29.2 12.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.8 4.5 9.5 .478 1.0 2.4 .399 2.3 3.0 .772
Larry Smith 74 29.9 7.1 3.8 7.2 11.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.4 3.9 3.0 5.6 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .553
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 10 34.4 13.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.6 10.2 .451 1.1 2.9 .379 3.1 3.7 .838
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2010-111982-83
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
George Hill 76 28.3 11.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.8 8.3 .453 1.0 2.7 .377 3.1 3.6 .863
Larry Smith 49 29.2 8.4 4.3 5.6 9.9 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.7 3.8 3.7 6.2 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .535
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 6 31.5 11.7 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.3 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 8.3 .400 0.7 2.5 .267 4.3 5.0 .867
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2011-121983-84
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
George Hill 50 25.5 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.4 7.6 .442 1.1 2.9 .367 1.8 2.3 .778
Larry Smith 75 27.9 7.8 3.8 5.2 9.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.7 3.7 3.3 5.8 .560 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 11 31.5 13.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.9 1.2 0.3 2.0 1.9 4.3 9.5 .448 1.4 3.6 .375 3.5 4.2 .848
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2012-131984-85
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
George Hill 76 34.5 14.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 4.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.8 5.1 11.5 .443 1.7 4.6 .368 2.3 2.8 .817
Larry Smith 80 31.2 11.1 5.1 5.8 10.9 1.2 1.0 0.7 2.0 3.6 4.6 8.6 .530 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.2 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 18 38.1 14.6 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.3 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 4.6 11.5 .401 1.9 5.3 .358 3.5 4.2 .829
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2013-141985-86
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
George Hill 76 32.0 10.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.1 3.6 8.1 .442 1.3 3.4 .365 1.9 2.3 .807
Larry Smith 77 31.7 9.6 5.0 6.1 11.1 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.8 3.7 4.1 7.6 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.9 .493
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 19 36.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 2.3 4.2 9.4 .444 1.5 4.1 .364 2.3 3.2 .721
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2014-151986-87
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
George Hill 43 29.5 16.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 5.1 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.6 5.9 12.4 .477 1.6 4.5 .358 2.6 3.3 .790
Larry Smith 80 29.7 8.8 4.6 6.9 11.5 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.7 3.7 3.7 6.8 .546 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill ------- --- ----------
Larry Smith 10 32.9 10.3 6.1 7.6 13.7 1.7 1.2 0.6 1.4 3.9 4.3 8.1 .531 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.4 .708

Season 8

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2015-161987-88
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
George Hill 74 34.1 12.1 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.5 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.0 4.4 10.0 .441 1.7 4.2 .408 1.5 2.0 .760
Larry Smith 20 25.0 6.4 4.0 5.2 9.1 1.3 0.6 0.6 1.8 3.2 2.9 6.2 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.4 .407
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 7 33.6 13.6 0.9 1.9 2.7 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 2.3 4.6 8.1 .561 1.9 3.9 .481 2.6 3.1 .818
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 9

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2016-171988-89
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisWarriors 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 %
George Hill 49 31.5 16.9 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.3 5.9 12.4 .477 1.9 4.8 .403 3.2 4.0 .801
Larry Smith 80 23.7 5.7 3.4 4.8 8.2 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.4 3.1 2.7 5.0 .552 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.7 .310
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 8 35.1 15.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.6 0.3 0.1 1.6 3.1 5.8 12.3 .469 1.5 3.9 .387 2.6 3.6 .724
Larry Smith 8 18.5 1.0 2.1 2.9 5.0 2.0 0.8 1.4 0.8 3.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2017-181989-90
Team Sacramento Kings, Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 %
George Hill 67 27.0 10.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .460 1.3 3.1 .415 1.6 2.1 .786
Larry Smith 74 17.6 3.0 2.4 3.7 6.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.9 2.7 1.4 2.9 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .364
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 19 29.3 9.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.1 6.9 .450 0.8 2.7 .314 2.2 2.8 .774
Larry Smith 4 18.3 3.0 1.8 1.5 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.8 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
George Hill 60 21.7 7.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.8 6.3 .452 0.8 2.6 .314 1.2 1.4 .824
Larry Smith 81 23.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 8.8 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.1 3.3 1.6 3.2 .487 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.6 .240
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 15 26.3 11.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 2.3 4.2 7.9 .534 1.3 3.2 .417 1.8 2.2 .818
Larry Smith 3 19.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.7 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 12

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
George Hill 59 21.5 9.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.4 3.3 6.4 .516 1.4 3.0 .460 1.4 1.7 .842
Larry Smith 45 17.8 2.3 2.4 3.3 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.7 1.1 2.0 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .364
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 10 26.8 9.5 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.7 3.2 6.7 .478 1.0 2.8 .357 2.1 2.6 .808
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 13

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
George Hill 30 22.4 8.7 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.0 3.2 6.6 .482 1.0 2.7 .388 1.3 1.7 .800
Larry Smith 66 12.6 1.3 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.3 .437 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .409
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 12 17.1 4.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.6 .442 0.7 1.6 .421 0.8 1.1 .769
Larry Smith 6 8.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 2.7 0.3 0.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 14

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2021-22-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
George Hill 54 23.2 6.2 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.1 .429 0.8 2.5 .306 1.1 1.1 .919
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 5 15.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 15

George Hill Larry Smith
Season 2022-23-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers-
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 %
George Hill 46 18.1 5.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.6 .470 0.7 2.1 .358 0.9 1.2 .764
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill ------- --- ----------
Larry Smith ------- --- ----------