Allan Houston vs. Russ Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russ Smith and Allan Houston, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Allan Houston played 12 years in the NBA, 10 more than Russ Smith, who played 2. Allan Houston had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Russ Smith had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Allan Houston 12 6 1993-94 to 2004-05
Russ Smith 2 1 2014-15 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1993-942014-15
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 79 19.2 8.5 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.4 8.5 .405 0.4 1.5 .299 1.1 1.4 .824
Russ Smith 12 5.4 2.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.7 2.1 .320 0.2 0.9 .182 1.0 1.1 .923
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston ------- --- ----------
Russ Smith 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1994-952015-16
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 76 26.3 14.5 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 2.1 4.9 .424 1.9 2.3 .860
Russ Smith 15 4.4 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 .318 0.1 0.3 .200 0.5 0.9 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston ------- --- ----------
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1995-96-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 82 37.5 19.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.8 2.8 6.9 15.2 .453 2.3 5.5 .427 3.6 4.4 .823
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 3 45.3 25.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 3.7 3.7 8.3 19.3 .431 2.3 7.0 .333 6.0 6.7 .900
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1996-97-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 81 33.1 14.8 0.5 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.1 2.9 5.4 12.7 .423 1.8 4.7 .385 2.2 2.7 .803
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 9 40.0 19.2 0.3 2.2 2.6 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.7 1.6 6.4 14.8 .436 2.9 5.8 .500 3.4 3.9 .886
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1997-98-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 82 34.7 18.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.6 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.5 7.0 15.6 .447 1.0 2.6 .385 3.5 4.1 .851
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 10 40.4 21.1 0.6 3.2 3.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 3.2 2.7 7.6 17.5 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 5.0 5.8 .862
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1998-99-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 50 36.3 16.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.3 5.9 14.1 .418 1.1 2.8 .407 3.4 3.9 .862
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 20 39.3 18.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.6 0.4 0.1 2.5 2.0 6.8 15.3 .443 0.5 1.8 .250 4.6 5.2 .883
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 1999-00-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 82 38.6 19.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.7 7.5 15.5 .483 1.3 3.0 .436 3.4 4.1 .838
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 16 40.8 17.6 0.2 3.1 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.7 .438 1.2 2.4 .500 3.5 4.1 .862
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 2000-01-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 78 36.6 18.7 0.3 3.4 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.9 15.5 .449 1.2 3.2 .381 3.6 3.9 .909
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 5 38.0 20.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 2.0 3.4 7.6 12.8 .594 1.2 2.2 .545 4.4 4.4 1.000
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 2001-02-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 77 37.8 20.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.4 7.4 16.9 .437 1.8 4.5 .393 3.8 4.4 .870
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston ------- --- ----------
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 2002-03-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 82 37.9 22.5 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.7 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.3 8.0 17.9 .445 2.2 5.5 .396 4.4 4.8 .919
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston ------- --- ----------
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 2003-04-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 50 36.0 18.5 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.0 2.1 6.8 15.6 .435 1.7 4.0 .431 3.1 3.4 .913
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston ------- --- ----------
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Allan Houston Russ Smith
Season 2004-05-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston 20 26.6 11.9 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.0 4.3 10.3 .415 1.6 4.0 .388 1.8 2.2 .837
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Houston ------- --- ----------
Russ Smith ------- --- ----------