Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Mitchell and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Mitchell 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 24 times in NBA games. Kenny Smith has a 15-9 winning record over Sam Mitchell. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Sam Mitchell:
1989-90 to 2001-02
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
24 Games played
24 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Mitchell
9
9
0
Kenny Smith
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Mitchell 11.0 5.2 0.8 0.80.4
Kenny Smith 10.9 1.8 4.90.80.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Mitchell 26 14 3 23
Kenny Smith 24 6 11 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Mitchell 11

games
22

games
0

games
10

games
6

games
Kenny Smith 12

games
0

games
22

games
8

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
2

games
6

games
15

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1990
1. Timberwolves 70   Sam Mitchell 4 4 0 1 0 0 3 26 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 9 2 8 0 0 2 1 35 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 1990
2. Timberwolves 109   Sam Mitchell 13 4 0 0 0 0 3 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 91   Kenny Smith 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 20 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1990
3. Timberwolves 108   Sam Mitchell 16 5 0 2 1 0 3 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Hawks 98   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 22 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1990
4. Timberwolves 88   Sam Mitchell 7 7 0 0 1 1 6 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 12 6 5 3 0 2 1 42 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 25, 1990
5. Timberwolves 91   Sam Mitchell 11 7 2 0 0 2 5 43 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Rockets 107   Kenny Smith 19 1 10 0 0 3 0 33 7-14 .500 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Jan. 24, 1991
6. Timberwolves 94   Sam Mitchell 22 7 2 2 0 1 4 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 118   Kenny Smith 22 2 8 2 0 3 0 37 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 24, 1991
7. Timberwolves 91   Sam Mitchell 14 7 0 0 0 2 4 33 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 18 2 6 1 2 4 3 36 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 19, 1991
8. Timberwolves 85   Sam Mitchell 26 14 3 1 0 2 4 47 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 20 4 8 0 1 6 0 38 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1991
9. Timberwolves 102   Sam Mitchell 17 9 3 2 0 0 3 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 19 3 5 1 0 1 2 38 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Nov. 23, 1991
10. Timberwolves 102   Sam Mitchell 6 11 0 1 0 2 3 27 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Kenny Smith 11 2 5 2 0 4 2 33 4-11 .364 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Jan. 28, 1992
11. Timberwolves 102   Sam Mitchell 18 3 0 0 0 3 4 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1992
12. Timberwolves 124   Sam Mitchell 13 9 1 1 2 1 3 29 4-13 .308 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
OT Rockets 122   Kenny Smith 24 4 11 1 1 3 1 39 9-17 .529 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Apr. 09, 1992
13. Timberwolves 102   Sam Mitchell 9 2 0 1 0 0 1 19 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1993
14. Pacers 100   Sam Mitchell 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 15 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 15 2 7 2 0 1 0 30 6-9 .667 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Feb. 02, 1993
15. Pacers 104   Sam Mitchell 11 3 1 1 0 2 3 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 115   Kenny Smith 10 1 7 1 0 1 1 27 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1993
16. Pacers 83   Sam Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 11 0 2 0 0 2 1 28 4-5 .800 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Jan. 29, 1994
17. Pacers 119   Sam Mitchell 10 2 1 1 2 2 3 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 108   Kenny Smith 11 0 3 0 0 2 0 24 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1994
18. Pacers 104   Sam Mitchell 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 109   Kenny Smith 13 2 5 1 0 0 2 26 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Jan. 07, 1995
19. Pacers 88   Sam Mitchell 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 09 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 6 2 4 0 1 2 0 25 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1995
20. Timberwolves 97   Sam Mitchell 13 4 3 0 0 1 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Rockets 119   Kenny Smith 12 0 4 2 0 2 1 22 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Jan. 02, 1996
21. Timberwolves 100   Sam Mitchell 13 4 1 1 1 0 3 23 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 105   Kenny Smith 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 17 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1996
22. Timberwolves 108   Sam Mitchell 16 5 1 1 0 1 2 25 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Rockets 103   Kenny Smith 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 22 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1997
23. Timberwolves 96   Sam Mitchell 9 5 1 1 0 0 4 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 83   Kenny Smith 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 14 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1997
24. Timberwolves 102   Sam Mitchell 9 4 0 1 3 1 3 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nuggets 100   Kenny Smith 8 1 6 0 0 4 1 23 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000