Kenny Smith vs. Andrew Toney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Toney and Kenny Smith, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Kenny Smith played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Andrew Toney, who played 8. Kenny Smith had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Andrew Toney 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
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97
Andrew Toney 8 6 1980-81 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1987-881980-81
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 75 23.6 12.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.6 0.8 0.1 2.9 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .310 2.1 3.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney 16 22.3 13.8 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 3.1 4.8 11.3 .428 0.1 0.6 .111 4.1 5.1 .815

Season 2

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1988-891981-82
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 77 24.8 16.5 0.6 1.2 1.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.8 3.5 6.6 12.7 .522 0.3 0.8 .424 2.9 4.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney 21 33.7 21.8 1.0 1.5 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.1 3.2 4.1 8.8 17.4 .507 0.2 0.7 .333 3.9 4.9 .796

Season 3

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1989-901982-83
Team Sacramento Kings, Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 81 30.5 19.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.2 3.3 3.1 7.7 15.4 .501 0.3 0.9 .289 4.0 5.1 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney 12 29.8 18.8 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.6 0.9 0.1 3.8 3.6 7.3 15.4 .470 0.0 0.4 .000 4.3 5.8 .754

Season 4

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1990-911983-84
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 78 32.8 20.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 4.8 0.9 0.3 3.8 3.2 7.6 14.4 .527 0.2 0.5 .316 5.0 6.0 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 5 36.0 20.6 1.0 1.2 2.2 3.8 0.8 0.2 5.0 4.8 8.0 15.4 .519 0.0 1.0 .000 4.6 6.0 .767

Season 5

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1991-921984-85
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 70 32.0 17.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 3.2 3.0 6.4 13.1 .492 0.6 1.5 .371 4.4 5.1 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney 13 34.0 16.8 0.6 1.8 2.5 5.1 0.9 0.4 3.8 3.5 6.4 13.4 .477 0.5 1.1 .429 3.6 4.7 .770

Season 6

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1992-931985-86
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 6 14.0 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.3 1.8 6.0 .306 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.3 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1993-941986-87
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 52 20.3 10.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.6 0.3 0.2 2.2 1.5 3.8 8.4 .451 0.4 1.3 .328 2.6 3.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney 5 20.8 5.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 5.4 0.4 0.4 3.2 3.2 2.6 6.8 .382 0.0 0.6 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 8

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1994-951987-88
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Andrew Toney 29 18.0 7.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.7 0.4 0.2 1.7 1.2 2.5 5.9 .421 0.3 0.9 .333 2.0 2.5 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
Season 1995-96-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kenny Smith Andrew Toney
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 %
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
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
Andrew Toney ------- --- ----------