Kenny Smith vs. Evan Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Turner and Kenny Smith, 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.

Kenny Smith and Evan Turner both played 10 years in the NBA. Kenny Smith had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Evan Turner had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97
Evan Turner	10	8	2010-11 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1987-88	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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		%
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
Evan Turner	78	23.0	7.2	0.5	3.4	3.9	2.0	0.6	0.2	1.0	1.8	2.9	6.8	.425	0.2	0.6	.318	1.3	1.6	.808

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Turner	5	19.4	8.0	0.8	3.8	4.6	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	1.8	3.4	7.6	.447	0.8	1.0	.800	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 2
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1988-89	2011-12
Team	Sacramento Kings	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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		%
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
Evan Turner	65	26.4	9.4	0.4	5.4	5.8	2.8	0.6	0.3	1.6	1.8	4.0	9.1	.446	0.2	0.8	.224	1.1	1.7	.676

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Turner	13	34.5	11.2	1.1	6.5	7.5	2.5	0.9	0.5	2.3	2.8	4.3	11.8	.364	0.0	0.5	.000	2.5	3.7	.688


Season 3
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1989-90	2012-13
Team	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks	Philadelphia 76ers
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 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
Evan Turner	82	35.3	13.3	0.7	5.6	6.3	4.3	0.9	0.2	2.3	2.4	5.4	12.8	.419	0.7	1.9	.365	1.9	2.5	.740

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1990-91	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers 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		%
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
Evan Turner	81	30.3	14.0	0.8	4.3	5.0	3.2	0.8	0.1	2.3	2.4	5.4	12.6	.425	0.6	1.9	.321	2.6	3.2	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Turner	12	12.4	3.3	0.0	2.2	2.2	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.8	1.3	2.9	.429	0.3	0.6	.571	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 5
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1991-92	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics 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		%
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
Evan Turner	82	27.6	9.5	0.5	4.6	5.1	5.5	1.0	0.2	2.4	2.2	3.9	9.1	.429	0.4	1.5	.277	1.3	1.7	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Turner	4	29.5	10.5	0.5	6.8	7.3	4.8	0.8	0.0	2.3	2.8	4.0	11.0	.364	0.5	1.0	.500	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 6
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1992-93	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics 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		%
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
Evan Turner	81	28.0	10.5	0.6	4.3	4.9	4.4	1.0	0.3	2.1	1.7	4.2	9.3	.456	0.2	1.0	.241	1.8	2.2	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Turner	6	35.7	13.2	1.3	4.3	5.7	4.5	1.3	1.0	2.8	3.2	5.2	14.2	.365	0.5	2.3	.214	2.3	3.0	.778


Season 7
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1993-94	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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		%
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
Evan Turner	65	25.5	9.0	0.6	3.2	3.8	3.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	1.9	3.6	8.5	.426	0.5	1.8	.263	1.3	1.6	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Turner	4	31.0	10.3	0.8	5.0	5.8	3.8	1.8	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.0	8.3	.364	1.3	3.8	.333	3.0	4.0	.750


Season 8
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1994-95	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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		%
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
Evan Turner	79	25.7	8.2	0.4	2.7	3.1	2.2	0.6	0.4	1.3	2.1	3.3	7.3	.447	0.5	1.7	.318	1.2	1.4	.850

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Turner	3	29.0	9.3	1.7	2.3	4.0	3.3	1.0	0.3	2.0	2.7	4.0	11.0	.364	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 9
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1995-96	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West 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		%
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
Evan Turner	73	22.0	6.8	0.5	4.0	4.5	3.9	0.5	0.2	1.6	1.5	2.8	6.1	.460	0.2	0.7	.212	1.0	1.5	.708

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Turner	16	15.3	2.7	0.8	3.7	4.5	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.4	0.9	2.9	.326	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.8	0.9	.800


Season 10
	Kenny Smith	Evan Turner
Season	1996-97	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets	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 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
Evan Turner	19	13.2	3.3	0.4	1.6	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.4	1.4	1.1	1.3	3.5	.373	0.0	0.3	.000	0.6	0.7	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Turner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kenny Smith vs. Evan Turner Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10