Frank Ramsey vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Frank Ramsey played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Frank Ramsey had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1954-55	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	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		%
Frank Ramsey	64	27.4	11.2	-	-	6.3	2.9	-	-	-	3.9	3.7	9.3	.399	-	-	-	3.8	5.0	.755
Kenny Smith	61	35.6	13.8	0.7	1.6	2.3	7.1	1.5	0.1	3.0	2.3	5.4	11.4	.477	0.2	0.6	.308	2.7	3.3	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	7	22.0	10.7	-	-	5.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.9	4.0	7.7	.519	-	-	-	2.7	3.7	.731
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Frank Ramsey didn't play in 1955-56.

Season 2
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1956-57	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Frank Ramsey	35	23.1	11.9	-	-	5.1	1.9	-	-	-	3.2	3.9	10.0	.393	-	-	-	4.1	5.2	.791
Kenny Smith	81	38.8	17.3	0.6	2.2	2.8	7.7	1.3	0.1	3.1	2.1	6.8	14.6	.462	0.6	1.6	.359	3.2	4.4	.737
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	10	22.9	12.2	-	-	4.3	1.7	-	-	-	3.6	3.8	8.2	.463	-	-	-	4.6	5.9	.780
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1958-59	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Frank Ramsey	72	28.0	15.4	-	-	6.8	2.0	-	-	-	3.7	5.3	14.1	.378	-	-	-	4.7	6.1	.782
Kenny Smith	78	34.6	17.7	0.5	1.6	2.1	7.1	1.4	0.1	3.0	1.7	6.7	12.9	.520	0.6	1.7	.363	3.7	4.4	.844
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	11	27.5	23.2	-	-	6.2	1.8	-	-	-	4.7	8.6	17.5	.495	-	-	-	5.9	7.4	.802
Kenny Smith	3	37.7	15.3	1.3	1.3	2.7	8.0	1.3	0.3	2.0	1.7	6.0	12.7	.474	0.7	1.3	.500	2.7	3.0	.889

Season 5
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1959-60	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Frank Ramsey	73	27.5	15.3	-	-	6.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.4	5.8	14.5	.397	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.787
Kenny Smith	81	33.8	14.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	6.9	1.3	0.1	2.8	1.4	5.3	11.2	.475	0.7	1.7	.394	2.7	3.1	.866
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	13	35.3	16.7	-	-	7.7	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	6.2	15.1	.413	-	-	-	4.2	4.8	.873
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1960-61	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets 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		%
Frank Ramsey	79	25.6	15.1	-	-	5.5	1.8	-	-	-	3.6	5.7	13.9	.407	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.833
Kenny Smith	82	29.5	13.0	0.3	1.6	2.0	5.4	1.0	0.1	2.0	1.3	4.7	9.1	.520	1.2	2.7	.438	2.4	2.7	.878
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	10	30.0	17.1	-	-	6.4	2.3	-	-	-	4.0	5.5	13.6	.404	-	-	-	6.1	7.5	.813
Kenny Smith	12	32.6	14.8	0.2	1.8	2.0	4.2	0.8	0.1	2.2	1.5	5.3	10.7	.492	1.9	3.8	.500	2.3	3.0	.778

Season 7
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1961-62	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	79	24.2	15.3	-	-	4.9	1.4	-	-	-	3.1	5.5	12.9	.428	-	-	-	4.2	5.1	.825
Kenny Smith	78	28.3	11.6	0.3	1.5	1.8	4.2	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.6	4.4	9.1	.480	1.1	2.8	.405	1.7	2.0	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	13	16.2	9.2	-	-	2.9	0.8	-	-	-	2.9	3.0	8.0	.375	-	-	-	3.2	3.5	.911
Kenny Smith	23	30.3	10.8	0.2	2.1	2.3	4.1	1.0	0.2	1.4	1.7	3.7	8.2	.455	1.5	3.3	.447	1.8	2.3	.808

Season 8
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1962-63	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	77	20.0	10.9	-	-	3.7	1.2	-	-	-	3.4	3.7	9.6	.382	-	-	-	3.5	4.3	.816
Kenny Smith	81	25.1	10.4	0.3	1.6	1.9	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.5	1.3	3.5	7.3	.484	1.8	4.1	.429	1.6	1.8	.851
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	13	19.3	8.3	-	-	2.7	0.9	-	-	-	3.3	2.8	8.0	.356	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.723
Kenny Smith	22	29.6	10.8	0.3	1.9	2.2	4.5	0.6	0.1	1.4	2.1	3.5	8.1	.438	2.1	4.7	.442	1.6	1.8	.900

Season 9
	Frank Ramsey	Kenny Smith
Season	1963-64	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Rockets 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		%
Frank Ramsey	75	16.4	8.6	-	-	3.0	1.1	-	-	-	3.3	3.0	8.1	.374	-	-	-	2.6	3.1	.841
Kenny Smith	68	23.8	8.5	0.3	1.1	1.4	3.6	0.7	0.0	1.5	1.7	3.0	6.8	.433	1.3	3.5	.382	1.3	1.6	.821
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frank Ramsey	10	13.8	6.2	-	-	2.1	1.0	-	-	-	2.5	2.2	6.3	.349	-	-	-	1.8	2.1	.857
Kenny Smith	8	23.9	8.9	0.5	1.0	1.5	4.8	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.8	2.9	6.6	.434	1.5	3.9	.387	1.6	1.6	1.000