Kenny Smith vs. Maurice Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Taylor 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.

Maurice Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Maurice Taylor 9

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Maurice Taylor 1

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Maurice Taylor 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Maurice Taylor 4.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Maurice Taylor 1.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Maurice Taylor 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Maurice Taylor 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Maurice Taylor 5,889

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Maurice Taylor 2,452

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Maurice Taylor 623

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Maurice Taylor 246

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Maurice Taylor 259

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Maurice Taylor 534

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Maurice Taylor .466

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Maurice Taylor .152

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Maurice Taylor .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Maurice Taylor 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Maurice Taylor 3.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Maurice Taylor 1.0

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Maurice Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Maurice Taylor 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Maurice Taylor 49

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Maurice Taylor 16

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Maurice Taylor 5

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Maurice Taylor 0

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Maurice Taylor 1

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Maurice Taylor 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Maurice Taylor .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Maurice Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Maurice Taylor .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Maurice Taylor 0.2 (2004)