Bill Bradley vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Bill Bradley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bill Bradley and Kenny Smith both played 10 years in the NBA. Bill Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bill Bradley 10 8 1967-68 to 1976-77
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1967-681987-88
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 45 19.4 8.0 - - 2.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 3.2 7.6 .416 - - - 1.7 2.3 .731
Kenny Smith 61 35.6 13.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 7.1 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.3 5.4 11.4 .477 0.2 0.6 .308 2.7 3.3 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 6 10.7 5.5 - - 1.0 0.3 - - - 1.2 2.0 4.7 .429 - - - 1.5 2.2 .692
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1968-691988-89
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 29.4 12.4 - - 4.3 3.7 - - - 3.6 5.0 11.6 .429 - - - 2.5 3.1 .814
Kenny Smith 81 38.8 17.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.7 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.1 6.8 14.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .359 3.2 4.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 10 41.9 16.0 - - 7.3 4.0 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.1 .461 - - - 3.0 3.9 .769
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1969-701989-90
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 67 31.3 14.5 - - 3.6 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.2 13.4 .460 - - - 2.2 2.6 .824
Kenny Smith 79 30.6 11.9 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.6 1.0 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.8 10.3 .466 0.3 1.1 .313 2.0 2.5 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 19 32.4 12.4 - - 3.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 5.3 12.3 .429 - - - 1.8 2.3 .814
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1970-711990-91
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 78 29.5 12.4 - - 3.3 3.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 11.7 .453 - - - 1.8 2.2 .823
Kenny Smith 78 34.6 17.7 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.1 1.4 0.1 3.0 1.7 6.7 12.9 .520 0.6 1.7 .363 3.7 4.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 30.7 10.5 - - 3.4 3.6 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.0 .424 - - - 1.2 1.6 .737
Kenny Smith 3 37.7 15.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 8.0 1.3 0.3 2.0 1.7 6.0 12.7 .474 0.7 1.3 .500 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 5

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1971-721991-92
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 78 35.6 15.1 - - 3.2 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.5 13.9 .465 - - - 2.2 2.6 .849
Kenny Smith 81 33.8 14.0 0.4 1.8 2.2 6.9 1.3 0.1 2.8 1.4 5.3 11.2 .475 0.7 1.7 .394 2.7 3.1 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 16 37.1 16.2 - - 2.9 3.4 - - - 4.1 6.6 14.2 .467 - - - 2.9 3.5 .839
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1972-731992-93
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 36.6 16.1 - - 3.7 4.5 - - - 3.3 7.0 15.3 .459 - - - 2.1 2.4 .871
Kenny Smith 82 29.5 13.0 0.3 1.6 2.0 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.3 4.7 9.1 .520 1.2 2.7 .438 2.4 2.7 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 17 34.5 14.0 - - 3.4 2.6 - - - 3.5 5.8 13.0 .448 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
Kenny Smith 12 32.6 14.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 4.2 0.8 0.1 2.2 1.5 5.3 10.7 .492 1.9 3.8 .500 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1973-741993-94
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 34.3 14.0 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 - 3.4 6.1 13.6 .451 - - - 1.8 2.0 .874
Kenny Smith 78 28.3 11.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.6 4.4 9.1 .480 1.1 2.8 .405 1.7 2.0 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 35.4 12.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 - 3.3 5.3 13.3 .396 - - - 2.1 2.4 .862
Kenny Smith 23 30.3 10.8 0.2 2.1 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.2 1.4 1.7 3.7 8.2 .455 1.5 3.3 .447 1.8 2.3 .808

Season 8

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1974-751994-95
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 79 35.3 13.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.1 0.9 0.2 - 3.6 5.7 13.1 .436 - - - 1.8 2.1 .873
Kenny Smith 81 25.1 10.4 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.3 3.5 7.3 .484 1.8 4.1 .429 1.6 1.8 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 3 29.3 6.7 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Kenny Smith 22 29.6 10.8 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.1 3.5 8.1 .438 2.1 4.7 .442 1.6 1.8 .900

Season 9

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1975-761995-96
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 33.0 11.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 0.8 0.2 - 3.1 4.8 11.0 .433 - - - 1.6 1.8 .878
Kenny Smith 68 23.8 8.5 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.6 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.7 3.0 6.8 .433 1.3 3.5 .382 1.3 1.6 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith 8 23.9 8.9 0.5 1.0 1.5 4.8 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.9 6.6 .434 1.5 3.9 .387 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 10

Bill Bradley Kenny Smith
Season 1976-771996-97
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 67 15.3 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.8 1.9 4.1 .464 - - - 0.5 0.6 .810
Kenny Smith 48 15.9 6.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.5 0.6 2.1 5.0 .423 1.2 2.8 .437 0.8 0.9 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
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