Brook Lopez vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Brook Lopez, 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.

Brook Lopez played 18 years in the NBA, 8 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 achievements, 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
Brook Lopez	18	9	2008-09 to 2025-26
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2008-09	1987-88
Team	New Jersey Nets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	82	30.5	13.0	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.1	5.5	10.3	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.6	.793
difference:	+21	+5.1	+0.8	+2.0	+3.8	+5.8	+6.1	+1.0	+1.7	-1.2	-0.8	+0.1	+1.1	+.054	+0.2	+0.6		+0.6	+0.7	+.026
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
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2009-10	1988-89
Team	New Jersey Nets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	82	36.9	18.8	3.3	5.4	8.6	2.3	0.7	1.7	2.5	3.1	6.9	13.8	.499	0.0	0.0	-	5.1	6.2	.817
difference:	+1	+1.9	+1.5	+2.7	+3.2	+5.8	+5.4	+0.6	+1.6	-0.6	-1.0	+0.1	+0.8	+.037	+0.6	+1.6		+1.9	+1.8	+.080
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
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2010-11	1989-90
Team	New Jersey Nets	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	82	35.2	20.4	2.4	3.5	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.9	7.9	16.0	.492	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	6.0	.787
difference:	+3	+4.6	+8.5	+2.2	+1.7	+4.0	+4.0	+0.4	+1.4		-1.1	+3.1	+5.7	+.026	+0.3	+1.1		+2.7	+3.5	+.034
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
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2011-12	1990-91
Team	New Jersey Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	5	27.2	19.2	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.2	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.6	7.6	15.4	.494	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	6.4	.625
difference:	+73	+7.4	+1.5	+1.1	+0.4	+1.5	+5.9	+1.2	+0.7	-1.8	-0.1	+0.9	+2.5	+.026	+0.6	+1.7		+0.3	+2.0	+.219
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		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2012-13	1991-92
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	74	30.4	19.4	2.8	4.1	6.9	0.9	0.4	2.1	1.8	2.1	7.7	14.8	.521	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.3	.758
difference:	+7	+3.4	+5.4	+2.4	+2.3	+4.7	+6.0	+0.9	+2.0	-1.0	-0.7	+2.4	+3.6	+.046	+0.7	+1.7		+1.3	+2.2	+.108
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		%
Brook Lopez	7	37.6	22.3	4.1	3.3	7.4	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.3	2.9	8.3	17.6	.472	0.1	0.1	1.000	5.6	6.3	.886
Kenny Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2013-14	1992-93
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	17	31.4	20.7	2.3	3.7	6.0	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.6	3.1	7.6	13.5	.563	0.0	0.1	.000	5.5	6.8	.817
difference:	+65	+1.9	+7.7	+2.0	+2.1	+4.0	+4.5	+0.5	+1.7	-0.4	-1.8	+2.9	+4.4	+.043	+1.2	+2.6	+.438	+3.1	+4.1	+.061
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		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2014-15	1993-94
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	72	29.2	17.2	3.0	4.5	7.4	0.7	0.6	1.8	1.4	2.9	7.0	13.7	.513	0.0	0.1	.100	3.1	3.8	.814
difference:	+6	+0.9	+5.6	+2.7	+3.0	+5.6	+3.5	+0.2	+1.7	-0.2	-1.3	+2.6	+4.6	+.033	+1.1	+2.7	+.305	+1.4	+1.8	+.057
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		%
Brook Lopez	6	39.0	19.8	3.3	5.7	9.0	0.8	0.7	2.2	1.0	3.0	7.2	14.5	.494	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	6.7	.825
difference:	+17	+8.7	+9.0	+3.1	+3.6	+6.7	+3.3	+0.3	+2.0	-0.4	-1.3	+3.5	+6.3	+.039	+1.5	+3.3		+3.7	+4.4	+.017
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
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2015-16	1994-95
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	73	33.7	20.6	2.8	5.1	7.8	2.0	0.8	1.7	2.4	2.9	8.1	15.8	.511	0.0	0.2	.143	4.3	5.5	.787
difference:	+8	+8.6	+10.2	+2.5	+3.5	+5.9	+2.0	+0.1	+1.6	-0.9	-1.6	+4.6	+8.5	+.027	+1.8	+3.9	+.286	+2.7	+3.7	+.064
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		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2016-17	1995-96
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	75	29.6	20.5	1.6	3.8	5.4	2.3	0.5	1.7	2.5	2.6	7.4	15.6	.474	1.8	5.2	.346	3.9	4.9	.810
difference:	+7	+5.8	+12.0	+1.3	+2.7	+4.0	+1.3	+0.2	+1.7	-1.0	-0.9	+4.4	+8.8	+.041	+0.5	+1.7	+.036	+2.6	+3.3	+.011
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		%
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Brook Lopez	Kenny Smith
Season	2017-18	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brook Lopez	74	23.4	13.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.7	0.4	1.3	1.3	2.6	5.0	10.7	.465	1.5	4.4	.345	1.5	2.1	.703
difference:	+26	+7.5	+6.7	+0.9	+2.2	+3.1	+0.7		+1.3	-0.2	-2.0	+2.9	+5.7	+.042	+0.3	+1.6	+.092	+0.7	+1.2	+.164
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
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 10


Additional Years
* Brook Lopez played 8 seasons more than Kenny Smith in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2019 to 2026—Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 8 extra years over Kenny Smith, Brook Lopez got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team

Brook Lopez vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Brook Lopez, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years