Kenny Smith vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain and Kenny Smith 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

Kenny Smith

vs.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Bennie Swain 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.