Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley 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.

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They faced each other a total of 37 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 21-16 winning record over Charles Barkley, including an 8-6 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
37 Games played
23 in Regular Season
14 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
16
10
6
Kenny Smith
21
13
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 24.1 12.8 4.8 1.60.8
Kenny Smith 13.1 2.7 5.40.90.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 39 26 11 43
Kenny Smith 26 7 14 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 31

games
36

games
14

games
23

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19

games
Kenny Smith 5

games
1

game
17

games
8

games
2

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
6

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6

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16

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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
%
Mar. 11, 1988
1. 76ers 124   Charles Barkley 34 13 3 2 1 8 4 39 11-15 .733 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Kings 118   Kenny Smith 17 2 9 0 1 4 4 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1989
2. 76ers 114   Charles Barkley 30 15 11 2 1 8 4 41 10-18 .556 1-4 .250 9-13 .692
Kings 111   Kenny Smith 25 4 7 3 0 3 3 45 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Mar. 09, 1989
3. 76ers 106   Charles Barkley 25 10 5 0 1 1 3 37 8-13 .615 1-3 .333 8-10 .800
Kings 96   Kenny Smith 18 2 5 1 0 4 2 42 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1989
4. 76ers 95   Charles Barkley 28 13 4 2 0 2 2 43 12-22 .545 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Kings 105   Kenny Smith 11 5 10 0 1 1 1 36 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1990
5. 76ers 112   Charles Barkley 39 13 2 2 3 1 5 46 14-19 .737 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Hawks 108   Kenny Smith 8 1 3 0 0 2 2 20 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1990
6. 76ers 111   Charles Barkley 24 12 2 1 1 1 3 41 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Hawks 123   Kenny Smith 9 2 4 1 0 2 0 14 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1990
7. 76ers 100   Charles Barkley 29 9 5 3 0 6 3 36 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 11 2 11 2 0 3 3 34 3-5 .600 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 09, 1991
8. 76ers 80   Charles Barkley 11 8 7 3 1 4 1 30 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 7-10 .700
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 19 2 8 0 0 3 1 34 7-12 .583 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1992
9. 76ers 114   Charles Barkley 15 19 7 1 2 1 5 37 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 12 3 6 0 0 1 1 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1992
10. 76ers 101   Charles Barkley 23 11 7 1 0 4 3 41 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 17 2 14 2 0 1 3 32 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1992
11. Suns 133   Charles Barkley 25 17 10 2 1 0 1 35 7-19 .368 0-4 .000 11-14 .786
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 4 3 2 0 0 3 1 25 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1993
12. Suns 106   Charles Barkley 29 8 10 1 2 5 1 41 10-21 .476 3-4 .750 6-10 .600
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 20 1 10 1 0 0 3 36 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Feb. 25, 1993
13. Suns 104   Charles Barkley 17 8 4 1 1 0 3 31 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Rockets 131   Kenny Smith 15 3 5 0 0 1 0 29 6-14 .429 3-5 .600 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1993
14. Suns 95   Charles Barkley 29 10 7 2 0 1 2 45 9-16 .563 3-7 .429 8-10 .800
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 11 1 4 2 0 3 2 31 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Dec. 25, 1993
15. Suns 111   Charles Barkley 38 18 4 1 1 4 2 47 15-27 .556 1-4 .250 7-9 .778
Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 4 3 1 1 0 2 4 25 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1994
16. Suns 88   Charles Barkley 15 4 3 2 0 4 2 30 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 8 2 4 0 0 1 2 26 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 27, 1994
17. Suns 113   Charles Barkley 20 12 8 1 0 4 3 37 8-16 .500 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 20 2 4 0 0 2 2 37 8-16 .500 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000
1994 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1994
18. Suns 91   Charles Barkley 21 12 5 3 1 1 3 45 8-21 .381 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Rockets 87   Kenny Smith 16 5 3 2 1 0 2 43 7-15 .467 2-7 .286 0-0 -
May. 11, 1994
19. Suns 124   Charles Barkley 34 15 6 3 2 3 3 50 11-18 .611 3-6 .500 9-10 .900
OT Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 16 2 5 2 1 2 3 41 6-14 .429 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
May. 13, 1994
20. Suns 102   Charles Barkley 18 14 5 2 1 4 3 46 9-22 .409 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 118   Kenny Smith 7 3 5 0 0 0 2 21 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 15, 1994
21. Suns 96   Charles Barkley 19 14 1 0 1 4 1 41 7-21 .333 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Rockets 107   Kenny Smith 21 3 4 1 0 2 4 28 8-10 .800 3-4 .750 2-4 .500
May. 17, 1994
22. Suns 86   Charles Barkley 30 5 2 4 0 2 2 31 14-25 .560 2-6 .333 0-2 .000
Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 16 7 8 0 0 3 1 32 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
May. 19, 1994
23. Suns 103   Charles Barkley 18 15 6 1 2 3 3 39 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 8 3 2 0 0 1 1 26 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 0-0 -
May. 21, 1994
24. Suns 94   Charles Barkley 24 15 4 3 0 2 4 48 9-19 .474 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 25 2-8 .250 0-4 .000 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1994
25. Suns 106   Charles Barkley 11 14 3 2 0 2 0 32 4-16 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 114   Kenny Smith 25 6 7 1 0 3 2 43 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
Feb. 05, 1995
26. Suns 100   Charles Barkley 24 11 7 2 0 3 4 41 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Rockets 124   Kenny Smith 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 25 4-6 .667 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 1995
27. Suns 113   Charles Barkley 26 14 5 0 0 4 2 36 10-19 .526 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 9 2 7 1 0 0 4 16 3-9 .333 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1995
28. Suns 97   Charles Barkley 34 26 1 0 0 3 1 42 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 11-12 .917
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 26 7 6 1 0 1 3 39 9-14 .643 5-10 .500 3-4 .750
1995 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1995
29. Suns 130   Charles Barkley 26 11 2 1 2 0 1 30 10-14 .714 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 7 3 10 1 0 1 2 35 3-11 .273 1-6 .167 0-0 -
May. 11, 1995
30. Suns 118   Charles Barkley 30 9 2 0 1 2 4 33 10-17 .588 1-3 .333 9-10 .900
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 7 2 2 0 1 2 1 27 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
May. 13, 1995
31. Suns 85   Charles Barkley 5 7 4 1 0 1 2 26 0-10 .000 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 118   Kenny Smith 12 1 6 2 0 2 3 40 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
May. 14, 1995
32. Suns 114   Charles Barkley 26 9 4 2 1 2 3 48 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 8-13 .615
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 12 1 4 1 0 1 4 21 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 3-4 .750
May. 16, 1995
33. Suns 97   Charles Barkley 17 20 2 0 1 6 4 42 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 1-6 .167
OT Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 21 7 7 2 0 1 3 48 7-16 .438 5-11 .455 2-2 1.000
May. 18, 1995
34. Suns 103   Charles Barkley 34 14 3 3 1 1 0 43 12-22 .545 2-5 .400 8-10 .800
Rockets 116   Kenny Smith 10 2 1 1 0 1 1 27 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
May. 20, 1995
35. Suns 114   Charles Barkley 18 23 5 1 0 7 3 44 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Rockets 115   Kenny Smith 10 2 4 0 0 2 5 32 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1995
36. Suns 104   Charles Barkley 23 17 2 2 1 4 2 36 8-11 .727 2-3 .667 5-10 .500
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 17 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Dec. 19, 1995
37. Suns 96   Charles Barkley 22 8 8 2 0 6 4 42 10-22 .455 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 14 0 4 1 0 1 2 38 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000