Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Salley and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Salley and Kenny Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. John Salley has a 9-6 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Salley
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Salley
9
9
0
Kenny Smith
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 8.4 5.9 1.7 1.11.6
Kenny Smith 12.9 2.1 4.71.00.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 17 12 6 54
Kenny Smith 25 6 11 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 5

games		 12

games		 1

game		 6

games		11

games
Kenny Smith 10

games 		2

games		 13

games		 6

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1988
1. Pistons 121   John Salley 17 8 0 2 4 3 4 31 5-6 .833 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Kings 105   Kenny Smith 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 14, 1988
2. Pistons 109   John Salley 8 5 1 0 2 3 3 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 16 2 5 1 0 2 0 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1989
3. Pistons 122   John Salley 7 8 3 1 0 0 5 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 21 2 5 1 0 6 2 35 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 1989
4. Pistons 95   John Salley 5 4 0 2 2 4 5 35 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 15 4 3 0 0 4 0 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
5. Pistons 93   John Salley 7 9 4 0 4 1 3 27 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Kings 81   Kenny Smith 13 6 11 1 1 4 4 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 23, 1990
6. Pistons 103   John Salley 16 8 2 1 2 0 4 27 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Hawks 112   Kenny Smith 8 3 11 0 0 2 3 28 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1990
7. Pistons 104   John Salley 7 5 1 1 4 0 3 26 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Hawks 99   Kenny Smith 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
8. Pistons 99   John Salley 13 9 1 3 1 0 5 24 3-8 .375 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 9 1 4 2 0 4 1 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 17, 1991
9. Pistons 97   John Salley 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 9 0 1 1 0 4 2 20 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1992
10. Pistons 106   John Salley 8 1 2 0 0 0 3 21 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 15 2 6 1 0 2 2 38 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1993
11. Heat 109   John Salley 4 4 6 1 0 0 5 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Rockets 115   Kenny Smith 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 24 2-8 .250 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1993
12. Heat 88   John Salley 4 5 1 1 1 1 0 21 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 11 3 5 1 0 1 0 27 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1994
13. Heat 88   John Salley 9 6 2 0 0 2 2 29 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Rockets 101   Kenny Smith 8 2 4 1 1 1 1 23 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1995
14. Heat 97   John Salley 8 2 2 5 2 2 5 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 25 4 6 3 1 4 4 36 6-10 .600 3-7 .429 10-11 .909
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1995
15. Raptors 93   John Salley 11 12 1 0 1 2 2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 22 0 3 2 0 5 0 28 5-9 .556 3-7 .429 9-10 .900
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