Kenny Smith vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Garrett Temple 15

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Garrett Temple 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Garrett Temple 2.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Garrett Temple 1.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Garrett Temple 4,582

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Garrett Temple 1,711

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Garrett Temple 1,260

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Garrett Temple 610

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Garrett Temple 241

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Garrett Temple 771

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Garrett Temple .400

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Garrett Temple .342

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Garrett Temple .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)