Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan 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 16 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 10-6 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
10
10
0
Kenny Smith
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 30.4 6.2 5.9 2.90.8
Kenny Smith 11.4 1.7 5.10.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 49 13 12 53
Kenny Smith 25 4 13 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 16

games
16

games
9

games
13

games
8

games
Kenny Smith 0

games
0

games
7

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
8

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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
%
Feb. 01, 1988
1. Bulls 95   Michael Jordan 37 5 3 5 2 4 4 40 13-31 .419 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 10 1 11 1 1 2 2 39 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 19, 1988
2. Bulls 111   Michael Jordan 49 3 3 3 3 5 2 38 19-27 .704 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Kings 90   Kenny Smith 10 1 9 4 0 3 0 26 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
3. Bulls 114   Michael Jordan 32 11 8 1 1 2 3 38 16-20 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 98   Kenny Smith 9 0 3 0 0 1 1 33 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1989
4. Bulls 109   Michael Jordan 40 7 8 4 0 6 2 40 15-21 .714 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Kings 98   Kenny Smith 18 2 7 1 0 7 5 37 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
5. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 27 13 7 2 0 4 2 40 11-25 .440 1-1 1.000 4-8 .500
Kings 94   Kenny Smith 22 3 6 0 0 0 1 43 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 21, 1990
6. Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 27 4 6 5 0 1 2 38 10-20 .500 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Hawks 89   Kenny Smith 7 1 2 1 0 3 1 30 1-9 .111 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1991
7. Bulls 92   Michael Jordan 32 3 7 3 1 4 2 33 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 114   Kenny Smith 18 2 13 1 0 3 0 29 8-10 .800 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1991
8. Bulls 90   Michael Jordan 34 7 4 3 3 0 3 37 15-25 .600 0-2 .000 4-7 .571
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 25 3 7 4 0 2 1 43 9-13 .692 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1992
9. Bulls 114   Michael Jordan 35 3 5 4 1 4 2 41 12-27 .444 3-3 1.000 8-10 .800
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1992
10. Bulls 102   Michael Jordan 22 5 5 3 0 1 3 43 9-26 .346 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 9 3 7 0 0 3 0 27 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
11. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 26 11 4 0 1 4 4 40 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Rockets 110   Kenny Smith 17 4 7 2 0 1 1 36 5-10 .500 3-3 1.000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 28, 1993
12. Bulls 83   Michael Jordan 26 6 4 5 0 3 2 39 12-27 .444 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 0 0 2 2 22 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1996
13. Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 38 8 5 3 0 1 3 40 17-29 .586 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Rockets 86   Kenny Smith 8 3 1 0 0 2 1 20 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1996
14. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 15 4 8 1 0 0 3 36 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Pistons 80   Kenny Smith 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1997
15. Bulls 110   Michael Jordan 22 4 6 2 1 2 2 35 10-18 .556 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Magic 89   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 06 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1997
16. Bulls 134   Michael Jordan 24 5 12 3 0 0 3 32 10-18 .556 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Nuggets 123   Kenny Smith 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -