Mario Elie vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Mario Elie, 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.

Mario Elie played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Mario Elie had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Mario Elie	11	11	1990-91 to 2000-01
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1990-91	1987-88
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Mario Elie	33	19.5	7.2	1.4	1.9	3.3	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.9	2.6	2.4	4.8	.497	0.1	0.3	.400	2.3	2.7	.843
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		%
Mario Elie	9	21.9	9.3	1.9	1.7	3.6	1.4	0.6	0.1	1.1	3.6	3.1	6.2	.500	0.1	0.1	1.000	3.0	3.6	.844
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1991-92	1988-89
Team	Golden State Warriors	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors 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		%
Mario Elie	79	21.2	7.8	0.9	2.0	2.9	2.2	0.9	0.2	1.1	2.0	2.8	5.4	.521	0.3	0.9	.329	2.0	2.3	.852
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mario Elie	4	20.0	12.5	2.8	2.8	5.5	2.5	1.3	0.0	1.5	2.8	5.8	9.0	.639	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.5	0.8	.667
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1992-93	1989-90
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Mario Elie	82	21.4	8.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	2.2	0.9	0.2	1.1	1.8	2.9	6.4	.458	0.5	1.6	.349	2.2	2.6	.855
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		%
Mario Elie	4	13.0	5.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.3	0.3	1.3	2.5	.500	0.5	0.5	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1993-94	1990-91
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets 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		%
Mario Elie	67	24.0	9.3	0.4	2.3	2.7	3.1	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.9	3.1	7.0	.446	0.8	2.5	.335	2.3	2.7	.860
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mario Elie	23	16.6	5.8	0.4	1.3	1.7	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.3	1.8	4.6	.396	0.4	1.4	.313	1.7	2.0	.851
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


Season 5
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1994-95	1991-92
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Mario Elie	81	23.4	8.8	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.3	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.0	3.0	6.0	.499	1.0	2.5	.398	1.8	2.1	.842
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mario Elie	22	28.9	9.1	0.9	2.0	2.8	2.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	3.1	6.2	.504	1.3	3.0	.431	1.6	2.0	.795
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1995-96	1992-93
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Mario Elie	45	30.8	11.1	1.0	2.4	3.4	3.1	1.0	0.2	1.3	2.1	4.0	7.9	.504	0.9	2.8	.323	2.2	2.6	.852
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		%
Mario Elie	8	29.1	9.8	0.8	2.0	2.8	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.6	2.1	3.6	8.3	.439	1.1	3.0	.375	1.4	1.5	.917
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
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1996-97	1993-94
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Mario Elie	78	34.4	11.7	0.8	2.2	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.7	2.6	3.7	7.5	.497	1.5	3.7	.420	2.7	3.0	.896
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		%
Mario Elie	16	37.4	11.5	1.2	2.3	3.5	3.8	0.9	0.3	1.9	3.3	3.4	7.3	.466	1.5	3.8	.400	3.3	3.9	.839
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
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1997-98	1994-95
Team	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Mario Elie	73	27.2	8.4	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.0	1.1	0.1	1.4	1.6	2.8	6.2	.452	0.8	2.6	.291	2.0	2.4	.833
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		%
Mario Elie	5	26.8	6.6	0.6	2.0	2.6	1.2	0.4	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.4	5.4	.444	0.6	1.8	.333	1.2	1.8	.667
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
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1998-99	1995-96
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Mario Elie	47	27.5	9.7	0.8	2.1	2.9	1.9	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.9	3.3	7.0	.471	0.9	2.3	.374	2.2	2.5	.866
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		%
Mario Elie	17	31.0	7.9	0.5	2.9	3.5	2.9	1.3	0.1	1.5	2.5	2.5	6.6	.384	0.5	1.8	.267	2.4	2.9	.837
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


Season 10
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	1999-00	1996-97
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs 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		%
Mario Elie	79	28.1	7.5	0.6	2.5	3.2	2.4	0.9	0.1	1.6	2.0	2.5	5.8	.427	0.9	2.4	.398	1.6	1.9	.846
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mario Elie	4	29.0	7.5	1.3	3.0	4.3	1.8	1.3	0.0	3.0	1.0	1.5	5.5	.273	0.3	1.8	.143	4.3	4.5	.944
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Mario Elie	Kenny Smith
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns 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		%
Mario Elie	68	22.1	4.4	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.9	1.6	1.5	3.6	.423	0.5	1.5	.360	0.8	1.0	.797
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mario Elie	4	26.0	9.0	0.5	2.8	3.3	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.5	7.8	.452	0.5	3.3	.154	1.5	2.0	.750
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mario Elie vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Mario Elie, 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