Kenny Smith vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)