Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Kenny Smith 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15.1 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 53 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 48 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .447 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .434 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3 (2020) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)