Kenny Carr vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Kenny Carr, 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.
Kenny Carr and Kenny Smith both played 10 years in the NBA. Kenny Carr had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Kenny Carr |
10 |
6 |
1977-78 to 1986-87 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
52 |
14.1 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.647 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
2 |
8.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
72 |
16.0 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.606 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
8 |
14.6 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
.543 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.625 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 3 |
|
Kenny Carr |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1979-80 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers | Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
79 |
23.3 |
11.8 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.658 |
Kenny Smith |
79 |
30.6 |
11.9 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.466 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.313 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
81 |
32.3 |
15.2 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
11.3 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
74 |
26.0 |
12.1 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
.656 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
82 |
28.4 |
12.0 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
8.7 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
.697 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
7 |
24.4 |
10.0 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.783 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
82 |
29.9 |
15.6 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
11.3 |
.561 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.673 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
5 |
36.0 |
14.8 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
6.2 |
11.8 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.632 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
48 |
23.3 |
10.4 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
7.6 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.720 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
9 |
29.4 |
12.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.800 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
55 |
28.3 |
11.1 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
8.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
8.5 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
.687 |
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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
4 |
35.8 |
14.8 |
2.3 |
11.0 |
13.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
10.5 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.733 |
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 |
|
Season 10 |
|
Kenny Carr |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1986-87 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Portland Trail Blazers | Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Kenny Carr |
49 |
29.4 |
10.8 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
10.2 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.746 |
Kenny Smith |
48 |
15.9 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.423 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.437 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Carr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |