Kenny Smith vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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, 1 less than Trent Tucker, who played 11. Kenny Smith had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Trent Tucker had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Trent Tucker	11	8	1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1987-88	1982-83
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	78	23.5	8.4	1.0	1.8	2.8	2.5	0.7	0.1	0.9	3.0	3.8	8.3	.462	0.2	0.4	.467	0.6	0.8	.672

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	6	14.2	4.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.5	.600	0.2	0.3	.500	1.2	1.7	.700


Season 2
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1988-89	1983-84
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	63	19.5	7.6	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.2	1.0	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.6	7.1	.500	0.1	0.3	.375	0.4	0.5	.758

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	12	21.2	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.3	0.9	0.3	1.0	2.7	3.5	7.0	.500	0.1	0.4	.200	0.5	0.8	.600


Season 3
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1989-90	1984-85
Team	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
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
Trent Tucker	77	23.6	8.5	1.0	1.5	2.4	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.8	2.5	3.8	7.9	.483	0.4	0.9	.403	0.5	0.6	.792

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


Season 4
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1990-91	1985-86
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	77	23.2	10.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.9	2.2	4.5	9.6	.472	0.5	1.2	.451	1.0	1.3	.790

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
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1991-92	1986-87
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
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	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
Trent Tucker	70	24.2	11.4	0.7	1.2	1.9	2.4	1.7	0.2	1.1	2.4	4.6	9.9	.470	1.0	2.3	.422	1.1	1.4	.762

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


Season 6
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1992-93	1987-88
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks 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	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
Trent Tucker	71	17.6	7.1	0.5	1.2	1.7	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	2.2	2.7	6.4	.424	1.0	2.4	.413	0.7	1.0	.718

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
Trent Tucker	4	17.8	6.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	4.8	.421	1.5	3.3	.462	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 7
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1993-94	1988-89
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	81	22.5	8.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.7	2.0	3.2	7.1	.454	1.5	3.7	.399	0.5	0.7	.782

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
Trent Tucker	9	17.7	7.9	1.0	1.1	2.1	1.6	1.1	0.2	0.7	2.2	3.0	6.4	.466	1.7	3.6	.469	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 8
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1994-95	1989-90
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	81	21.3	8.2	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.1	7.5	.417	1.2	3.0	.388	0.8	1.1	.767

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
Trent Tucker	10	17.8	6.0	0.5	0.9	1.4	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	1.9	2.2	5.5	.400	1.0	2.7	.370	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 9
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1995-96	1990-91
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks 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	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
Trent Tucker	65	18.4	7.1	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.9	6.7	.440	1.0	2.4	.418	0.3	0.4	.630

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
Trent Tucker	3	22.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.0	8.3	.360	1.3	3.3	.400	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 10
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	1996-97	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	24	17.3	6.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.6	2.5	5.4	.465	0.8	2.0	.396	0.7	0.8	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	3	12.7	4.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	4.7	.429	0.3	1.7	.200	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 11
	Kenny Smith	Trent Tucker
Season	-	1992-93
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	69	13.2	5.2	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.9	2.1	4.3	.485	0.8	1.9	.397	0.3	0.3	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	19	10.9	2.8	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.0	2.4	.413	0.6	1.4	.462	0.2	0.3	.500

Kenny Smith vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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.

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

Season 11