Mason Plumlee vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Mason Plumlee, 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

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.

Mason Plumlee played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Mason Plumlee had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Mason Plumlee	11	7	2013-14 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2013-14	1987-88
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Mason Plumlee	70	18.2	7.4	1.4	3.0	4.4	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.1	2.4	2.8	4.3	.659	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.8	.626
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		%
Mason Plumlee	10	11.4	2.2	0.5	1.8	2.3	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.9	2.4	0.7	1.6	.438	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.8	.444
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2014-15	1988-89
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East 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		%
Mason Plumlee	82	21.3	8.7	2.1	4.1	6.2	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.3	2.5	3.4	6.0	.573	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	3.9	.495
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		%
Mason Plumlee	6	8.2	2.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.7	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.8	.364
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2015-16	1989-90
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Mason Plumlee	82	25.4	9.1	2.5	5.2	7.7	2.8	0.8	1.0	1.9	3.1	3.3	6.3	.516	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	4.1	.642
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		%
Mason Plumlee	11	27.8	7.0	3.4	8.5	11.8	4.8	0.6	1.0	2.3	3.8	2.5	6.4	.400	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.0	.636
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2016-17	1990-91
Team	Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Mason Plumlee	81	26.5	10.4	2.1	5.4	7.5	3.5	0.9	1.1	1.7	2.8	4.1	7.7	.536	0.0	0.1	.000	2.1	3.7	.580
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		%
Mason Plumlee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2017-18	1991-92
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
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		%
Mason Plumlee	74	19.4	7.1	1.8	3.6	5.4	1.9	0.7	1.1	1.4	2.5	3.0	5.0	.601	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	2.4	.458
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		%
Mason Plumlee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2018-19	1992-93
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets 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		%
Mason Plumlee	82	21.1	7.8	2.0	4.4	6.4	3.0	0.8	0.9	1.5	3.1	3.2	5.4	.593	0.0	0.1	.200	1.4	2.4	.561
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		%
Mason Plumlee	14	15.6	4.6	1.9	2.6	4.4	1.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	2.8	1.7	3.4	.511	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.0	.571
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
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2019-20	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets 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		%
Mason Plumlee	61	17.3	7.2	1.6	3.6	5.2	2.5	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.3	2.9	4.7	.615	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.5	.535
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		%
Mason Plumlee	19	10.8	2.4	1.6	1.6	3.2	1.3	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.1	1.0	2.1	.487	0.0	0.1	.000	0.4	0.6	.667
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
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2020-21	1994-95
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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		%
Mason Plumlee	56	26.8	10.4	2.6	6.7	9.3	3.6	0.8	0.9	1.9	3.3	4.2	6.8	.614	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	3.0	.669
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		%
Mason Plumlee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2021-22	1995-96
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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		%
Mason Plumlee	73	24.6	6.5	2.4	5.3	7.7	3.1	0.8	0.7	1.4	3.1	2.8	4.4	.641	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	2.3	.392
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		%
Mason Plumlee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2022-23	1996-97
Team	Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers 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		%
Mason Plumlee	79	26.0	10.8	2.9	6.0	8.9	3.1	0.6	0.6	1.5	2.7	4.2	6.1	.680	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	4.0	.636
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		%
Mason Plumlee	5	18.2	8.2	3.2	3.6	6.8	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	3.0	2.8	3.2	.875	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	2.8	.929
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Mason Plumlee	Kenny Smith
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers 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		%
Mason Plumlee	46	14.7	5.3	1.3	3.8	5.1	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.8	1.5	1.9	3.3	.569	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	2.2	.707
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mason Plumlee	6	11.0	3.2	1.2	2.2	3.3	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.3	2.2	1.2	3.0	.389	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.625
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mason Plumlee vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Mason Plumlee, 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