Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ricky Pierce and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ricky Pierce 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:
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They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 17-15 winning record over Ricky Pierce, but Ricky Pierce won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ricky Pierce:
1982-83 to 1997-98
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
32 Games played
25 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ricky Pierce
15
11
4
Kenny Smith
17
14
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ricky Pierce 17.9 2.2 2.1 0.80.1
Kenny Smith 12.9 1.9 5.71.20.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ricky Pierce 45 5 6 21
Kenny Smith 30 6 12 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ricky Pierce 19

games
14

games
2

games
9

games
2

games
Kenny Smith 11

games
11

games
28

games
14

games
1

game
Both had same stat 2

games
7

games
2

games
9

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29

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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
%
Mar. 15, 1988
1. Bucks 108   Ricky Pierce 6 2 6 0 0 0 4 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 12 5 8 1 0 1 2 31 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1989
2. Bucks 114   Ricky Pierce 19 3 1 0 0 4 2 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 110   Kenny Smith 19 6 11 3 0 5 2 48 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1989
3. Bucks 103   Ricky Pierce 45 3 2 1 0 3 2 36 17-26 .654 3-4 .750 8-9 .889
Kings 118   Kenny Smith 13 1 5 0 0 5 3 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 30, 1990
4. Bucks 109   Ricky Pierce 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 18 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 102   Kenny Smith 18 4 11 1 0 3 5 48 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 1990
5. Bucks 110   Ricky Pierce 24 1 4 2 0 1 4 28 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 132   Kenny Smith 11 1 12 2 0 2 0 21 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 11, 1990
6. Bucks 94   Ricky Pierce 31 4 1 0 0 1 3 35 11-22 .500 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Hawks 106   Kenny Smith 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1991
7. Bucks 109   Ricky Pierce 16 3 3 1 0 3 1 29 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 30 2 10 1 0 5 2 44 12-19 .632 4-4 1.000 2-3 .667
Mar. 12, 1991
8. Supersonics 91   Ricky Pierce 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 18 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 24 1 6 2 0 3 3 42 5-12 .417 1-5 .200 13-15 .867
Apr. 15, 1991
9. Supersonics 93   Ricky Pierce 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 20 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 12 0 4 1 0 5 2 38 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1992
10. Supersonics 115   Ricky Pierce 26 1 6 2 0 2 2 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Rockets 119   Kenny Smith 18 2 10 2 0 2 1 40 8-11 .727 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Feb. 11, 1992
11. Supersonics 105   Ricky Pierce 31 4 1 2 0 4 3 36 11-23 .478 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 14 2 4 1 0 4 0 28 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 19, 1992
12. Supersonics 112   Ricky Pierce 22 2 1 1 0 2 3 33 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 7 3 9 0 0 2 2 34 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 1992
13. Supersonics 128   Ricky Pierce 20 3 1 2 0 1 2 27 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 11 0 5 2 0 4 0 22 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1992
14. Supersonics 111   Ricky Pierce 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 32 7-14 .500 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 21 3 9 1 0 2 1 35 9-19 .474 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Nov. 07, 1992
15. Supersonics 89   Ricky Pierce 13 3 1 0 0 3 1 31 4-14 .286 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Rockets 85   Kenny Smith 9 1 7 1 0 2 0 30 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Mar. 21, 1993
16. Supersonics 100   Ricky Pierce 24 4 3 0 0 4 2 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 6 1 2 3 0 2 0 24 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Apr. 17, 1993
17. Supersonics 81   Ricky Pierce 15 3 3 2 0 1 1 34 5-16 .313 0-3 .000 5-7 .714
Rockets 86   Kenny Smith 9 1 5 0 0 3 1 37 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1993
18. Supersonics 99   Ricky Pierce 23 2 2 1 0 2 1 33 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 12 1 5 3 1 3 1 39 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 -
May. 12, 1993
19. Supersonics 111   Ricky Pierce 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 32 4-13 .308 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 19 5 5 1 0 2 1 34 7-13 .538 3-6 .500 2-4 .500
May. 15, 1993
20. Supersonics 79   Ricky Pierce 10 2 0 1 0 4 0 24 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 11 2 6 1 0 1 3 24 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 16, 1993
21. Supersonics 92   Ricky Pierce 19 1 0 0 0 1 2 30 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 3 2 4 0 0 5 2 27 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 0-0 -
May. 18, 1993
22. Supersonics 120   Ricky Pierce 24 0 1 2 0 1 2 31 10-18 .556 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 12 1 1 3 0 3 0 27 2-7 .286 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
May. 20, 1993
23. Supersonics 90   Ricky Pierce 11 2 1 0 1 3 1 24 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 30 0 5 1 0 0 1 38 13-16 .813 4-6 .667 0-0 -
May. 22, 1993
24. Supersonics 103   Ricky Pierce 25 5 5 2 1 2 3 39 9-24 .375 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
OT Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 18 1 3 0 0 2 2 41 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1993
25. Supersonics 75   Ricky Pierce 15 3 1 1 0 1 1 22 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 11 5 2 0 0 3 2 20 5-8 .625 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1993
26. Supersonics 112   Ricky Pierce 25 2 1 1 0 2 2 23 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 8 0 7 0 0 1 2 31 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-1 .000
Apr. 16, 1994
27. Supersonics 100   Ricky Pierce 9 0 3 1 0 2 0 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 13 4 6 4 0 3 0 41 4-8 .500 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1994
28. Warriors 109   Ricky Pierce 11 0 2 2 0 1 0 22 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 19 3-9 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 1995
29. Warriors 105   Ricky Pierce 18 2 3 0 0 2 1 26 7-14 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 2 2 4 2 0 3 1 17 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1995
30. Pacers 108   Ricky Pierce 8 4 1 1 0 1 1 16 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 115   Kenny Smith 17 4 4 1 0 0 1 27 6-10 .600 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 1996
31. Pacers 87   Ricky Pierce 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 15 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 10 0 5 0 0 2 2 23 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1996
32. Nuggets 94   Ricky Pierce 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
OT Pistons 95   Kenny Smith 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -