Bobby Jackson vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Bobby Jackson, 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.

Bobby Jackson played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Bobby Jackson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Bobby Jackson	12	8	1997-98 to 2008-09
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	1997-98	1987-88
Team	Denver Nuggets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Bobby Jackson	68	30.0	11.6	1.1	3.3	4.4	4.7	1.5	0.2	2.7	2.4	4.6	11.6	.392	0.3	1.2	.259	2.2	2.7	.814
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		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	1998-99	1988-89
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Bobby Jackson	50	18.8	7.1	0.9	1.8	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.5	2.8	7.0	.405	0.2	0.5	.370	1.2	1.6	.772
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		%
Bobby Jackson	4	6.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	2.5	.200	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	1999-00	1989-90
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Bobby Jackson	73	14.2	5.1	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.4	0.7	0.1	0.8	1.6	1.9	4.7	.405	0.2	0.6	.283	1.0	1.3	.776
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		%
Bobby Jackson	3	10.0	5.0	0.0	1.7	1.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.3	1.3	2.7	.500	0.3	1.0	.333	2.0	2.0	1.000
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2000-01	1990-91
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets 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		%
Bobby Jackson	79	20.9	7.2	0.9	2.2	3.1	2.0	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.8	2.9	6.7	.439	0.5	1.3	.375	0.8	1.1	.739
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		%
Bobby Jackson	8	22.8	7.0	0.8	2.5	3.3	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.9	2.3	2.6	6.0	.438	0.5	1.8	.286	1.3	1.8	.714
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
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2001-02	1991-92
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Finals	Did 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		%
Bobby Jackson	81	21.6	11.1	1.0	2.1	3.1	2.0	0.9	0.1	1.1	1.8	4.1	9.3	.443	1.0	2.7	.361	1.8	2.3	.810
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		%
Bobby Jackson	16	23.4	10.9	0.9	2.3	3.3	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.1	1.9	4.1	9.1	.445	0.7	2.7	.256	2.1	2.7	.791
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2002-03	1992-93
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets 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		%
Bobby Jackson	59	28.4	15.2	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.1	1.2	0.1	1.8	2.1	5.8	12.4	.464	1.5	4.0	.379	2.1	2.5	.846
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		%
Bobby Jackson	12	27.6	14.3	0.9	3.6	4.5	3.3	1.0	0.1	1.4	1.8	5.3	11.5	.457	1.3	3.6	.349	2.6	2.9	.886
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
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2003-04	1993-94
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Bobby Jackson	50	23.7	13.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.3	2.1	5.3	11.8	.444	1.6	4.4	.370	1.6	2.2	.752
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		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2004-05	1994-95
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Bobby Jackson	25	21.4	12.0	0.9	2.5	3.4	2.4	0.6	0.1	1.1	2.3	4.4	10.2	.427	1.3	3.8	.344	2.0	2.3	.862
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		%
Bobby Jackson	5	15.8	5.2	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.0	2.0	7.4	.270	0.6	3.6	.167	0.6	0.6	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
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2005-06	1995-96
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets 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		%
Bobby Jackson	71	25.0	11.4	0.6	2.5	3.1	2.7	0.9	0.0	1.4	2.2	4.0	10.5	.382	1.8	4.7	.389	1.5	2.1	.733
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		%
Bobby Jackson	4	25.0	8.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	3.5	1.8	3.0	7.3	.414	1.0	2.8	.364	1.3	1.8	.714
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
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2006-07	1996-97
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Bobby Jackson	56	23.8	10.6	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.4	1.8	3.6	9.3	.394	1.0	2.9	.327	2.3	3.0	.774
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		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2007-08	-
Team	New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Bobby Jackson	72	19.3	7.7	0.5	2.1	2.5	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.3	2.8	7.0	.403	1.1	3.1	.358	0.9	1.1	.790
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	6	23.0	8.7	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.8	3.3	11.7	.286	0.8	4.0	.208	1.2	1.8	.636
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Bobby Jackson	Kenny Smith
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Sacramento Kings	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Bobby Jackson	71	20.9	7.5	0.6	2.2	2.8	2.0	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.7	6.8	.398	0.8	2.8	.305	1.2	1.4	.851
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Bobby Jackson vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12