Rich Rinaldi vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)

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, this player has no data for the stat.