Kenny Smith vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Tucker 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.

Jim Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Jim Tucker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Jim Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Jim Tucker 0.5

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Jim Tucker 52

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Jim Tucker .349

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Jim Tucker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Jim Tucker 0.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Jim Tucker 3

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Jim Tucker .344

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Jim Tucker - 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.