Kenny Smith vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 12.8 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)