Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 10 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has an 8-2 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
8
8
0
Kenny Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.3 5.5 1.3 0.81.3
Kenny Smith 18.3 2.7 8.91.80.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 8 3 24
Kenny Smith 30 7 14 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3

games		 6

games		 0

games		 1

game		6

games
Kenny Smith 7

games 		2

games		 9

games		 7

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 2

games		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
%
Dec. 23, 1987
1. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 7 2 0 2 1 2 26 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 10 2 8 1 0 4 1 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
2. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 6 1 1 2 1 1 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 94   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 1 0 3 1 33 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 26, 1988
3. Lakers 92   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 5 2 0 0 0 2 25 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 114   Kenny Smith 30 6 12 4 0 2 1 43 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Apr. 03, 1988
4. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 6 3 2 1 1 4 30 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 104   Kenny Smith 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 16 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
5. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 7 2 0 0 0 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 20 0 6 1 0 3 0 36 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Jan. 10, 1989
6. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 3 0 1 1 1 3 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 106   Kenny Smith 19 7 14 3 0 4 1 39 7-13 .538 3-4 .750 2-6 .333
Feb. 20, 1989
7. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 3 1 2 0 1 5 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 15 3 8 4 0 3 1 46 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 24, 1989
8. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 3 1 0 4 1 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Kings 103   Kenny Smith 30 3 10 1 0 1 1 41 13-23 .565 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mar. 23, 1989
9. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 8 0 1 3 1 3 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 92   Kenny Smith 21 2 10 2 0 1 2 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 20, 1989
10. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 7 1 1 0 2 1 22 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Kings 115   Kenny Smith 19 3 13 1 0 3 3 42 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 3-4 .750
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