Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ben McDonald and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ben McDonald and Kenny Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 4 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 2-2. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ben McDonald
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ben McDonald
2
2
0
Kenny Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.00.0
Kenny Smith 17.0 3.8 9.03.00.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 10 7 2 00
Kenny Smith 28 7 13 60
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Kenny Smith 4

games 		2

games		 4

games		 3

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
1. Warriors 106   Ben McDonald 10 7 1 0 0 1 6 19 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 134   Kenny Smith 11 3 5 0 0 6 2 29 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 09, 1988
2. Warriors 117   Ben McDonald 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 17 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 99   Kenny Smith 14 7 13 6 0 1 2 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1988
3. Warriors 126   Ben McDonald 9 2 1 0 0 3 5 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 118   Kenny Smith 15 0 8 2 0 6 5 37 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1989
4. Warriors 96   Ben McDonald 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Kings 110   Kenny Smith 28 5 10 4 0 2 3 46 12-22 .545 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
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