Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Edwards and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards 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 22 times in NBA games. James Edwards has a 12-10 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Edwards
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
James Edwards
12
12
0
Kenny Smith
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 9.6 3.6 0.6 0.40.3
Kenny Smith 14.2 2.5 5.61.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 28 12 4 22
Kenny Smith 41 6 11 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 8

games		 9

games		 1

game		 4

games		5

games
Kenny Smith 14

games 		7

games		 21

games		 12

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 6

games		 0

games		 6

games		15

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
%
Dec. 20, 1987
1. Suns 120   James Edwards 28 12 0 0 0 3 2 40 14-25 .560 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 109   Kenny Smith 27 4 11 5 0 4 3 42 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 26, 1987
2. Suns 110   James Edwards 22 9 4 1 1 0 4 39 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-9 .444
Kings 112   Kenny Smith 11 1 5 1 0 3 3 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 30, 1988
3. Suns 120   James Edwards 13 5 0 0 0 1 4 24 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Kings 126   Kenny Smith 22 4 5 2 0 2 5 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1989
4. Pistons 122   James Edwards 16 2 1 0 2 2 5 25 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 21 2 5 1 0 6 2 35 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 1989
5. Pistons 95   James Edwards 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 15 4 3 0 0 4 0 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
6. Pistons 93   James Edwards 12 6 0 0 0 4 3 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 81   Kenny Smith 13 6 11 1 1 4 4 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 23, 1990
7. Pistons 103   James Edwards 14 6 0 0 1 3 4 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hawks 112   Kenny Smith 8 3 11 0 0 2 3 28 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1990
8. Pistons 104   James Edwards 17 7 2 2 0 2 4 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Hawks 99   Kenny Smith 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
9. Pistons 99   James Edwards 14 7 1 0 1 3 4 34 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 9 1 4 2 0 4 1 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 17, 1991
10. Pistons 97   James Edwards 17 4 0 0 0 3 6 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
OT Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 9 0 1 1 0 4 2 20 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1992
11. Clippers 96   James Edwards 10 1 1 0 1 1 6 21 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 21 1 10 4 0 3 2 39 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 12, 1992
12. Clippers 97   James Edwards 14 7 1 0 0 1 4 21 6-7 .857 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 11 1 3 1 0 3 1 30 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 17, 1992
13. Clippers 92   James Edwards 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 16 6 7 1 0 0 2 33 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 26, 1992
14. Clippers 109   James Edwards 8 2 0 1 0 1 3 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 7 3 3 0 0 3 2 27 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1992
15. Lakers 95   James Edwards 6 2 0 1 0 3 1 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 11 2 4 0 0 1 1 27 5-6 .833 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1993
16. Lakers 90   James Edwards 6 4 0 1 0 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 7 0 2 0 0 2 1 24 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 13, 1993
17. Lakers 107   James Edwards 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 126   Kenny Smith 15 3 5 1 0 1 3 30 6-9 .667 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1993
18. Lakers 93   James Edwards 4 2 0 0 0 1 4 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 118   Kenny Smith 41 4 6 3 0 1 0 43 16-24 .667 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
Feb. 03, 1994
19. Lakers 88   James Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 11 3 3 1 1 2 0 22 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 1994
20. Lakers 107   James Edwards 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 20 5 10 1 0 3 1 43 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 1994
21. Lakers 101   James Edwards 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 88   Kenny Smith 6 1 8 0 0 3 2 24 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1995
22. Trail Blazers 120   James Edwards 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 8 1 5 1 0 2 3 25 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
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