Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Smith and Herb Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Smith and Herb Williams 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 27 times in NBA games. Herb Williams has a 15-12 winning record over Kenny Smith. They each won 2 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kenny Smith
vs.
Herb Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
Herb Williams:
1981-82 to 1998-99
27 Games played
23 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kenny Smith
12
10
2
Herb Williams
15
13
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 11.1 1.5 5.9 0.80.0
Herb Williams 7.2 3.9 0.90.40.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 33 4 13 21
Herb Williams 25 13 4 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 19

games		 6

games		 27

games		 12

games		0

games
Herb Williams 5

games 		17

games		 0

games		 4

games		15

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 4

games		 0

games		 11

games		12

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
%
Feb. 21, 1988
1. Kings 112   Kenny Smith 7 3 7 2 0 4 3 38 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pacers 130   Herb Williams 8 6 0 1 3 2 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1988
2. Kings 107   Kenny Smith 20 2 9 0 0 0 2 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Pacers 96   Herb Williams 11 8 0 1 1 2 6 38 4-17 .235 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 09, 1988
3. Kings 105   Kenny Smith 33 3 8 1 0 2 4 42 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Pacers 112   Herb Williams 25 10 4 1 2 5 1 39 12-17 .706 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1989
4. Kings 100   Kenny Smith 23 2 11 0 0 1 4 44 9-15 .600 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 90   Herb Williams 4 7 1 1 0 1 0 33 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 07, 1989
5. Kings 102   Kenny Smith 14 2 13 0 0 2 5 40 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Mavericks 115   Herb Williams 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
6. Kings 96   Kenny Smith 17 4 10 1 0 2 1 44 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 94   Herb Williams 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1989
7. Kings 95   Kenny Smith 4 0 2 0 0 4 2 36 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Herb Williams 13 4 1 0 1 1 2 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 26, 1990
8. Kings 93   Kenny Smith 6 3 3 2 0 4 1 33 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 106   Herb Williams 14 4 0 1 1 0 2 21 6-7 .857 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 06, 1990
9. Kings 90   Kenny Smith 9 0 7 0 0 1 0 32 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 100   Herb Williams 9 4 3 1 1 1 0 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 19, 1990
10. Hawks 110   Kenny Smith 5 0 4 0 0 2 3 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 117   Herb Williams 3 1 3 0 0 0 5 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1990
11. Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 17 1 8 2 1 1 3 32 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 107   Herb Williams 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 22 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 1991
12. Rockets 122   Kenny Smith 19 2 5 1 0 3 2 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mavericks 90   Herb Williams 8 6 2 1 0 3 4 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1991
13. Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 17 2 4 0 0 2 3 29 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 92   Herb Williams 10 13 0 0 1 2 1 21 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 23, 1991
14. Rockets 85   Kenny Smith 9 0 8 1 0 2 0 33 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mavericks 105   Herb Williams 18 7 3 0 2 1 3 34 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1992
15. Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 17 1 10 0 0 1 0 42 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Mavericks 103   Herb Williams 16 10 1 1 1 3 3 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 10, 1992
16. Rockets 116   Kenny Smith 17 1 7 2 0 1 0 29 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 93   Herb Williams 16 1 2 1 1 0 1 15 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 17, 1992
17. Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 5 1 7 0 0 1 0 28 1-8 .125 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 109   Herb Williams 24 8 1 0 1 2 4 31 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1993
18. Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 23 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Knicks 102   Herb Williams 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 11, 1993
19. Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 12 0 1 2 0 1 0 26 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Knicks 125   Herb Williams 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 19 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1993
20. Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 1 0 3 2 23 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Knicks 85   Herb Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1994
21. Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 0 2 5 0 0 1 1 28 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 73   Herb Williams 0 5 0 0 4 1 5 20 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 08, 1994
22. Rockets 85   Kenny Smith 3 2 5 1 0 2 0 25 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 78   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 10, 1994
23. Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 25 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 91   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 17, 1994
24. Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 6 0 5 0 0 3 1 27 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Knicks 91   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 19, 1994
25. Rockets 86   Kenny Smith 7 1 1 0 0 2 2 27 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 84   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1995
26. Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 18 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 122   Herb Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 1996
27. Rockets 74   Kenny Smith 16 4 9 2 0 5 2 39 5-14 .357 1-7 .143 5-5 1.000
Knicks 83   Herb Williams 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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