Kenny Smith vs. Gene Vance Comparison

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

vs.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.