Jim Les vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Jim Les that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Les 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Jim Les 7 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Jim Les 1 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Jim Les 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 3.8 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 1.2 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Jim Les 2.9 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.5 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 1,210 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Jim Les 396 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Jim Les 930 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Jim Les 169 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Jim Les 20 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Jim Les 321 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les .397 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Jim Les .396 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les .818 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 7.2 (1991) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 2.0 (1991) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 5.4 (1991) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 1.0 (1991) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 (1993) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 0 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Jim Les 0 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Jim Les 1 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Jim Les 0 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Jim Les 0 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Jim Les 3 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les - Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Jim Les - Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les - Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 (1989) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)