Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Willie Anderson and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Willie Anderson 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 24 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 12-12, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Willie Anderson
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Willie Anderson:
1988-89 to 1996-97
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
24 Games played
19 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Willie Anderson
12
10
2
Kenny Smith
12
9
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Willie Anderson 10.9 3.9 3.6 0.70.6
Kenny Smith 13.6 1.7 4.51.10.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Willie Anderson 26 9 8 43
Kenny Smith 23 6 12 50
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Willie Anderson 9

games		 16

games		 6

games		 5

games		9

games
Kenny Smith 13

games 		4

games		 17

games		 11

games		0

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 4

games		 1

game		 8

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1988
1. Spurs 89   Willie Anderson 12 9 4 0 2 2 4 40 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Kings 108   Kenny Smith 14 2 3 2 0 3 4 40 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Dec. 21, 1988
2. Spurs 125   Willie Anderson 16 4 1 0 0 3 3 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 107   Kenny Smith 16 2 2 1 0 6 4 37 7-13 .538 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Feb. 07, 1989
3. Spurs 99   Willie Anderson 26 5 5 4 1 2 3 41 11-21 .524 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Kings 114   Kenny Smith 20 1 6 1 0 5 2 42 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 06, 1989
4. Spurs 122   Willie Anderson 26 8 8 2 1 2 3 41 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 116   Kenny Smith 14 0 1 1 0 4 1 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
5. Spurs 103   Willie Anderson 10 2 6 1 1 2 2 34 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 100   Kenny Smith 9 4 3 2 0 3 2 36 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1990
6. Spurs 96   Willie Anderson 2 6 3 0 0 1 5 17 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 23 1 7 1 0 5 2 45 7-14 .500 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Jan. 29, 1991
7. Spurs 89   Willie Anderson 6 4 4 0 0 2 1 35 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 23 3 8 0 0 5 1 37 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 02, 1991
8. Spurs 94   Willie Anderson 19 2 5 1 2 2 4 45 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
OT Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 21 2 7 3 0 1 1 44 8-19 .421 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 18, 1991
9. Spurs 102   Willie Anderson 16 7 2 0 0 4 3 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 15 0 5 0 0 5 1 29 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1991
10. Spurs 107   Willie Anderson 10 5 5 1 0 2 3 34 4-11 .364 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   Willie Anderson 16 8 8 0 3 3 4 47 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2OT Rockets 112   Kenny Smith 11 1 12 5 0 2 1 50 5-18 .278 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1992
12. Spurs 92   Willie Anderson 7 4 5 1 0 2 0 27 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 14 6 8 1 0 6 1 32 6-9 .667 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1993
13. Spurs 119   Willie Anderson 18 1 2 0 0 1 1 21 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
OT Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 14 0 1 0 0 2 1 29 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1993
14. Spurs 88   Willie Anderson 7 8 6 0 1 3 2 38 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 26 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1994
15. Spurs 115   Willie Anderson 22 5 3 1 1 3 2 34 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 99   Kenny Smith 9 0 3 0 0 1 2 24 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 12, 1994
16. Spurs 109   Willie Anderson 14 3 2 0 0 1 5 31 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 98   Kenny Smith 8 1 3 0 0 0 4 23 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1994
17. Spurs 89   Willie Anderson 16 2 5 0 0 4 6 33 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 22 1 7 2 0 0 0 37 7-12 .583 4-5 .800 4-5 .800
Apr. 19, 1994
18. Spurs 90   Willie Anderson 4 3 3 0 0 3 1 22 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 80   Kenny Smith 6 2 5 1 0 1 1 29 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1995 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1995
19. Spurs 93   Willie Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 25 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 24, 1995
20. Spurs 96   Willie Anderson 6 5 5 3 0 2 5 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 18 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 26, 1995
21. Spurs 107   Willie Anderson 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 102   Kenny Smith 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 29 4-8 .500 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000
May. 28, 1995
22. Spurs 103   Willie Anderson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 81   Kenny Smith 13 3 3 1 0 2 0 29 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 30, 1995
23. Spurs 90   Willie Anderson 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1995
24. Raptors 93   Willie Anderson 7 0 1 1 2 2 4 22 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 22 0 3 2 0 5 0 28 5-9 .556 3-7 .429 9-10 .900
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