Kenny Smith vs. Joe Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Smith 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.
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, 6 less than Joe Smith, who played 16. Kenny Smith had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Joe Smith had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 |
Joe Smith |
16 |
10 |
1995-96 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Kenny Smith |
Joe Smith |
Season |
1987-88 | 1995-96 |
Team |
Sacramento Kings | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | 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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
82 |
34.4 |
15.3 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
12.5 |
.458 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.357 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe 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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
80 |
38.6 |
18.7 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.261 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 3 |
|
Kenny Smith |
Joe Smith |
Season |
1989-90 | 1997-98 |
Team |
Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks | Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers |
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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
79 |
29.7 |
14.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe 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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
43 |
33.0 |
13.7 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
12.1 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
4 |
30.0 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
9.3 |
.297 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.727 |
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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 |
Joe Smith |
78 |
25.3 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
4 |
19.8 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
69 |
28.1 |
12.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
.403 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.805 |
|
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 |
Joe 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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
72 |
26.7 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.667 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.830 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
3 |
14.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
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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 |
Joe Smith |
54 |
20.7 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.779 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
5 |
8.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.2 |
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 |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
76 |
29.7 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.859 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
5 |
35.4 |
13.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
11.0 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.923 |
|
Season 10 |
|
Kenny Smith |
Joe Smith |
Season |
1996-97 | 2004-05 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
more >>
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 |
Joe Smith |
74 |
30.6 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe 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 |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
44 |
20.2 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
21.2 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.667 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
65 |
23.1 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe 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 |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
77 |
22.4 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.755 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
13 |
20.2 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.636 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
57 |
19.3 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.468 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.429 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.720 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
13 |
16.8 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.460 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.600 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.793 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
64 |
9.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.399 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
16 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.188 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |