Paul Pierce vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)