Kenny Smith vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside 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.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Smith 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader Kenny Smith 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader Kenny Smith 0 Hassan Whiteside 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)