Larry Smith vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker and Larry 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.
Larry Smith played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Larry Smith had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
Larry Smith |
13 |
5 |
1980-81 to 1992-93 |
Kemba Walker |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Larry Smith |
Kemba Walker |
Season |
1980-81 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Charlotte Bobcats |
Honors & Awards |
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 |
% |
Larry Smith |
82 |
31.4 |
9.6 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.7 |
.588 |
Kemba Walker |
66 |
27.2 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
11.6 |
.366 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.305 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
74 |
29.9 |
7.1 |
3.8 |
7.2 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.553 |
Kemba Walker |
82 |
34.9 |
17.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
15.2 |
.423 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.322 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.798 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
49 |
29.2 |
8.4 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.535 |
Kemba Walker |
73 |
35.8 |
17.7 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
15.7 |
.393 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.333 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
4 |
38.3 |
19.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.473 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.500 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
75 |
27.9 |
7.8 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
.560 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.560 |
Kemba Walker |
62 |
34.2 |
17.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
15.8 |
.385 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.304 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
80 |
31.2 |
11.1 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
10.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
8.6 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.605 |
Kemba Walker |
81 |
35.6 |
20.9 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
16.4 |
.427 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
.371 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
7 |
37.1 |
22.7 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
8.0 |
21.9 |
.366 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
.326 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
.943 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
77 |
31.7 |
9.6 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
11.1 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
7.6 |
.536 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.493 |
Kemba Walker |
79 |
34.7 |
23.2 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
8.1 |
18.3 |
.444 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.399 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
80 |
29.7 |
8.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
11.5 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
.546 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.574 |
Kemba Walker |
80 |
34.2 |
22.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
7.4 |
17.0 |
.431 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
.384 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.864 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
10 |
32.9 |
10.3 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
8.1 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.708 |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 8 |
|
Larry Smith |
Kemba Walker |
Season |
1987-88 | 2018-19 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Charlotte Hornets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
- | 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 |
% |
Larry Smith |
20 |
25.0 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.407 |
Kemba Walker |
82 |
34.9 |
25.6 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
8.9 |
20.5 |
.434 |
3.2 |
8.9 |
.356 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
80 |
23.7 |
5.7 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.310 |
Kemba Walker |
56 |
31.1 |
20.4 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
6.8 |
15.9 |
.425 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
.381 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
.864 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
8 |
18.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kemba Walker |
17 |
36.9 |
19.6 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
15.1 |
.441 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
.310 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.852 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
74 |
17.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.364 |
Kemba Walker |
43 |
31.8 |
19.3 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
6.6 |
15.7 |
.420 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
.360 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.899 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
4 |
18.3 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kemba Walker |
3 |
30.3 |
12.7 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
13.7 |
.317 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
.176 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
81 |
23.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.240 |
Kemba Walker |
37 |
25.6 |
11.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
.403 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.367 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
3 |
19.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
45 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.543 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.364 |
Kemba Walker |
9 |
16.0 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.421 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
.250 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.810 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
66 |
12.6 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.409 |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Smith |
6 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
Kemba Walker |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |