Kyrie Irving vs. Joe Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Smith and Kyrie Irving, 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.
Kyrie Irving played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Joe Smith, who played 16. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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 |
Kyrie Irving |
13 |
7 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Joe Smith |
16 |
10 |
1995-96 to 2010-11 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
59 |
34.7 |
22.5 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.391 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.855 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 3 |
|
Kyrie Irving |
Joe Smith |
Season |
2013-14 | 1997-98 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
All-Star Game NVP | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
71 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.4 |
.430 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.358 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.861 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
75 |
36.4 |
21.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
.468 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.415 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.863 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
13 |
35.7 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
14.2 |
.438 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.450 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.841 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
53 |
31.5 |
19.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
.448 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.321 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.885 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
21 |
36.9 |
25.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
9.6 |
20.1 |
.475 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.440 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.875 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
72 |
35.1 |
25.2 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
9.3 |
19.7 |
.473 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.401 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.905 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
18 |
36.3 |
25.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
9.6 |
20.6 |
.468 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.373 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
.905 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
60 |
32.2 |
24.4 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
8.9 |
18.1 |
.491 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.408 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
.889 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
67 |
33.0 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
9.0 |
18.5 |
.487 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
.401 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.873 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
9 |
36.7 |
21.3 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
19.9 |
.385 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
.310 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
20 |
32.9 |
27.4 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
10.0 |
20.8 |
.478 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
.394 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
.922 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
54 |
34.9 |
26.9 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
10.2 |
20.1 |
.506 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.402 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
.922 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
9 |
36.1 |
22.7 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.472 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
.369 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
.929 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
29 |
37.6 |
27.4 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
21.2 |
.469 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
.418 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
.915 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
4 |
42.5 |
21.3 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.381 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
1.000 |
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 |
|
Season 12 |
|
Kyrie Irving |
Joe Smith |
Season |
2022-23 | 2006-07 |
Team |
Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks | Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
60 |
37.3 |
27.1 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
9.9 |
20.1 |
.494 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
.379 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.905 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
58 |
35.0 |
25.6 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
9.7 |
19.5 |
.497 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
.411 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
.905 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
12 |
40.1 |
21.1 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
16.3 |
.482 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
.440 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.842 |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Kyrie Irving |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |