Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vinnie Johnson and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vinnie Johnson 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 13 times in NBA games. Vinnie Johnson has a 10-3 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Vinnie Johnson
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Vinnie Johnson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Vinnie Johnson
10
10
0
Kenny Smith
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 12.0 3.5 3.1 1.10.1
Kenny Smith 13.3 2.2 5.71.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 23 7 10 41
Kenny Smith 21 6 12 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 6

games		 8

games		 4

games		 5

games		1

game
Kenny Smith 7

games 		3

games		 8

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 4

games		11

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. 23, 1988
1. Pistons 121   Vinnie Johnson 15 2 4 0 0 2 4 25 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Kings 105   Kenny Smith 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 14, 1988
2. Pistons 109   Vinnie Johnson 14 3 4 1 0 0 2 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 16 2 5 1 0 2 0 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1989
3. Pistons 122   Vinnie Johnson 23 5 10 1 0 1 0 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 21 2 5 1 0 6 2 35 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 1989
4. Pistons 95   Vinnie Johnson 20 5 3 2 0 0 1 28 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 15 4 3 0 0 4 0 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
5. Pistons 93   Vinnie Johnson 11 4 2 2 0 0 2 26 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 81   Kenny Smith 13 6 11 1 1 4 4 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 23, 1990
6. Pistons 103   Vinnie Johnson 10 1 0 0 1 3 3 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 112   Kenny Smith 8 3 11 0 0 2 3 28 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1990
7. Pistons 104   Vinnie Johnson 20 7 5 2 0 2 2 43 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 99   Kenny Smith 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
8. Pistons 99   Vinnie Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 9 1 4 2 0 4 1 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 17, 1991
9. Pistons 97   Vinnie Johnson 18 5 2 4 0 1 1 34 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 9 0 1 1 0 4 2 20 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1991
10. Spurs 107   Vinnie Johnson 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 19 3 7 1 0 2 2 44 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Jan. 04, 1992
11. Spurs 110   Vinnie Johnson 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 11 1 12 5 0 2 1 50 5-18 .278 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1992
12. Spurs 83   Vinnie Johnson 9 7 5 0 0 0 2 31 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 17 2 7 2 0 6 1 42 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 12, 1992
13. Spurs 104   Vinnie Johnson 8 3 3 2 0 1 1 30 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 20 3 4 0 0 5 2 40 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
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