Kenny Smith vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Steals Leader Kenny Smith 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.