LeBron James vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

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

LeBron James

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Kenny Smith 5

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Kenny Smith 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Kenny Smith 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Kenny Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Kenny Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Kenny Smith 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Kenny Smith 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Kenny Smith 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Kenny Smith 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Kenny Smith 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Kenny Smith 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,132 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,574 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists LeBron James 2,056 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals LeBron James 479 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games LeBron James 286 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)