RJ Barrett vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)