Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Smith and Danny Young

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Smith and Danny Young 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 23 times in NBA games. Danny Young has a 17-6 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
Danny Young:
1984-85 to 1994-95
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kenny Smith
6
6
0
Danny Young
17
17
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 15.1 2.6 7.1 1.00.0
Danny Young 4.1 1.3 2.60.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 25 8 14 41
Danny Young 9 5 8 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 21

games
15

games
18

games
10

games
1

game
Danny Young 2

games
2

games
3

games
6

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
6

games
2

games
7

games
19

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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
%
Dec. 17, 1987
1. Kings 109   Kenny Smith 15 1 6 1 0 3 1 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 114   Danny Young 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 16 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1988
2. Kings 100   Kenny Smith 4 1 13 1 0 1 0 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Danny Young 6 1 8 0 0 2 3 20 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1988
3. Kings 130   Kenny Smith 14 1 12 1 0 4 1 42 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 133   Danny Young 7 0 4 0 0 1 0 10 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1988
4. Kings 97   Kenny Smith 3 4 4 1 0 4 2 36 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-8 .125
Supersonics 106   Danny Young 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 09 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
5. Kings 103   Kenny Smith 22 1 2 1 0 5 3 33 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 121   Danny Young 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 16 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1988
6. Kings 112   Kenny Smith 25 5 12 2 0 3 0 43 7-16 .438 0-3 .000 11-12 .917
Trail Blazers 111   Danny Young 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 06, 1989
7. Kings 142   Kenny Smith 19 3 8 0 0 4 5 49 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
2OT Trail Blazers 147   Danny Young 6 1 5 3 0 0 0 22 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Apr. 18, 1989
8. Kings 120   Kenny Smith 25 4 12 2 0 6 2 42 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Trail Blazers 118   Danny Young 8 3 1 1 0 0 2 19 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1989
9. Kings 120   Kenny Smith 19 3 9 0 0 4 1 46 6-13 .462 1-4 .250 6-10 .600
OT Trail Blazers 126   Danny Young 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
10. Kings 96   Kenny Smith 12 3 6 3 0 2 0 40 3-14 .214 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Trail Blazers 114   Danny Young 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 22 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1990
11. Kings 121   Kenny Smith 23 1 6 3 0 4 3 43 10-18 .556 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 124   Danny Young 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1990
12. Kings 96   Kenny Smith 19 1 7 1 0 1 1 42 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Trail Blazers 108   Danny Young 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1990
13. Hawks 106   Kenny Smith 4 2 0 0 0 5 2 19 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 112   Danny Young 3 0 4 2 0 1 0 16 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1990
14. Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 20 8 6 0 0 7 4 37 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 90   Danny Young 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1991
15. Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 17 0 14 0 0 4 1 38 7-13 .538 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 103   Danny Young 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1991
16. Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 13 2 1 0 0 2 0 25 6-14 .429 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Trail Blazers 115   Danny Young 4 2 5 0 1 0 0 21 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1991
17. Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 12 3 6 0 0 0 0 33 3-10 .300 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Trail Blazers 99   Danny Young 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1991
18. Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 11 5 12 1 1 4 2 38 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Danny Young 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1992
19. Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 21 1 10 4 0 3 2 39 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 96   Danny Young 5 5 6 2 0 0 2 38 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1992
20. Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 11 1 3 1 0 3 1 30 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Clippers 97   Danny Young 4 2 3 1 1 2 0 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 17, 1992
21. Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 16 6 7 1 0 0 2 33 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Clippers 92   Danny Young 8 2 1 2 0 2 0 12 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 26, 1992
22. Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 7 3 3 0 0 3 2 27 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 109   Danny Young 9 2 5 3 0 0 1 19 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1992
23. Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 15 0 4 0 0 2 2 39 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Pistons 98   Danny Young 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -