George Johnson vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and George Johnson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

George Johnson

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 Kenny Smith 0

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * Kenny Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists George Johnson 929 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * Kenny Smith 65

Total Games George Johnson 904 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists George Johnson 55 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * Kenny Smith 9

Total Games George Johnson 59 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.