Kevin Porter vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Kevin Porter, 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.

Kevin Porter and Kenny Smith both played 10 years in the NBA. Kevin Porter had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Rookie Season
	Kevin Porter	Kenny Smith
Season	1972-73	1987-88
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Kevin Porter	71	17.1	6.6	-	-	1.0	3.3	-	-	-	2.9	2.9	6.4	.455	-	-	-	0.9	1.4	.614
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		%
Kevin Porter	4	10.3	3.0	-	-	0.5	2.3	-	-	-	2.8	1.5	3.0	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Kevin Porter	Kenny Smith
Season	1974-75	1989-90
Team	Washington Bullets	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
Playoffs	Bullets 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		%
Kevin Porter	81	32.0	11.6	0.7	1.2	1.9	8.0	1.9	0.1	-	4.0	5.0	10.2	.491	-	-	-	1.6	2.3	.704
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		%
Kevin Porter	17	36.8	14.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	7.3	1.2	0.0	-	4.3	5.8	11.6	.503	-	-	-	2.7	4.1	.667
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Kevin Porter	Kenny Smith
Season	1977-78	1992-93
Team	Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
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		%
Kevin Porter	82	34.3	15.0	0.6	2.0	2.6	10.2	1.5	0.2	4.4	3.5	6.0	12.9	.469	-	-	-	3.0	3.9	.763
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		%
Kevin Porter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Porter	Kenny Smith
Season	1978-79	1993-94
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
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		%
Kevin Porter	82	37.4	15.4	0.8	1.8	2.5	13.4	1.9	0.1	4.1	3.7	6.5	13.5	.481	-	-	-	2.3	3.2	.722
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		%
Kevin Porter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kevin Porter	Kenny Smith
Season	1979-80	1994-95
Team	Washington Bullets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Kevin Porter	70	21.3	7.3	0.4	0.8	1.2	6.5	0.8	0.2	2.3	2.6	2.9	6.3	.459	0.0	0.1	.000	1.6	2.0	.803
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		%
Kevin Porter	2	24.5	8.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.5	1.5	0.0	2.0	3.5	3.5	8.0	.438	0.0	0.5	.000	1.0	2.5	.400
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
	Kevin Porter	Kenny Smith
Season	1980-81	1995-96
Team	Washington Bullets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
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		%
Kevin Porter	81	31.8	13.4	0.4	1.1	1.5	9.1	1.4	0.1	3.1	3.2	5.5	10.6	.519	0.0	0.1	.250	2.4	3.0	.773
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		%
Kevin Porter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Note: Kevin Porter didn't play in 1981-82.