Zach LaVine vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)