Kenny Payne vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Kenny Payne 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

Kenny Payne

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Payne 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Kenny Payne 4 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Kenny Payne 1 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Kenny Payne 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 3.5 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.2 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.3 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 508 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 170 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Kenny Payne 61 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Kenny Payne 38 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 22 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Kenny Payne 144 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .410 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .293 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne .859 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 6 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 2 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Kenny Payne 0 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Kenny Payne 0 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 0 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Kenny Payne 3 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .400 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .000 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne 1.000 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)