Solomon Hill vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Solomon Hill, 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.

Solomon Hill played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Solomon Hill had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Solomon Hill 9 5 2013-14 to 2021-22
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2013-141987-88
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Solomon Hill 28 8.1 1.7 0.3 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.4 .425 0.3 0.8 .304 0.2 0.3 .857
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 %
Solomon Hill 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2014-151988-89
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
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 %
Solomon Hill 82 29.0 8.9 0.9 3.0 3.8 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.2 3.1 7.7 .396 0.8 2.5 .327 1.9 2.4 .824
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 %
Solomon Hill ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2015-161989-90
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Solomon Hill 59 14.7 4.2 0.7 2.2 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.5 .447 0.4 1.3 .324 0.6 0.7 .857
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 %
Solomon Hill 7 28.3 7.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 2.9 2.0 4.4 .452 1.6 2.7 .579 2.1 2.3 .938
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2016-171990-91
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Solomon Hill 80 29.7 7.0 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.3 2.3 6.0 .383 1.2 3.4 .348 1.3 1.6 .805
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 %
Solomon Hill ------- --- ----------
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
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2017-181991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Solomon Hill 12 15.6 2.4 0.8 2.3 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.8 0.9 3.4 .268 0.3 1.8 .190 0.3 0.5 .500
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 %
Solomon Hill 9 12.7 3.7 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.8 .360 0.7 1.8 .375 1.0 1.1 .900
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2018-191992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Solomon Hill 44 20.0 4.3 0.8 2.3 3.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.8 1.5 4.0 .382 0.7 2.3 .317 0.5 0.7 .719
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 %
Solomon Hill ------- --- ----------
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
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2019-201993-94
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 %
Solomon Hill 59 18.4 5.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.4 1.9 4.7 .396 1.1 2.9 .368 0.7 0.9 .741
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 %
Solomon Hill 7 6.0 1.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 .556 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2020-211994-95
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Solomon Hill 71 21.3 4.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.5 4.2 .359 1.0 3.0 .321 0.5 0.6 .761
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 %
Solomon Hill 14 10.4 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.4 1.7 .250 0.2 1.3 .167 0.1 0.3 .500
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
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221995-96
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Solomon Hill 13 10.7 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.2 1.5 .150 0.2 1.0 .154 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Solomon Hill ------- --- ----------
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
Solomon Hill Kenny Smith
Season -1996-97
Team -Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
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 %
Solomon Hill ------- --- ----------
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 %
Solomon Hill ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
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