De'Aaron Fox vs. Phil Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Smith and De'Aaron Fox, 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.

De'Aaron Fox played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Phil Smith, who played 9. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Phil Smith had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
De'Aaron Fox 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24
Phil Smith 9 5 1974-75 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2017-181974-75
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Phil Smith 74 14.3 7.7 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.8 0.8 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 6.3 .476 - - - 1.7 2.1 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 16 14.7 6.4 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.4 - 1.9 2.4 6.5 .375 - - - 1.6 2.5 .625

Season 2

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2018-191975-76
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Phil Smith 82 34.1 20.0 1.6 3.0 4.6 4.4 1.3 0.2 - 2.7 8.0 16.9 .477 - - - 3.9 5.0 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 13 37.9 24.0 1.8 2.9 4.7 4.6 1.6 0.5 - 2.5 9.8 18.8 .518 - - - 4.5 6.1 .734

Season 3

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2019-201976-77
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Phil Smith 82 35.1 19.0 1.2 2.8 4.0 4.0 1.2 0.4 - 2.8 7.7 16.1 .479 - - - 3.6 4.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 10 37.1 14.2 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.5 1.4 0.4 - 2.4 5.3 13.2 .402 - - - 3.6 4.5 .800

Season 4

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2020-211977-78
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
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 %
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Phil Smith 82 35.9 19.7 1.2 2.4 3.7 4.8 1.3 0.3 3.2 2.7 7.9 16.7 .472 - - - 3.9 4.7 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2021-221978-79
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
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 %
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Phil Smith 59 38.8 19.9 0.8 2.8 3.6 4.4 1.7 0.4 2.9 2.7 8.3 16.6 .501 - - - 3.3 4.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2022-231979-80
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Clutch Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Phil Smith 51 30.4 15.5 0.5 2.3 2.9 3.7 1.2 0.3 2.4 3.0 6.4 13.4 .474 0.1 0.4 .318 2.6 3.4 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756
Phil Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season 2023-241980-81
Team Sacramento KingsSan Diego Clippers
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 %
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Phil Smith 76 31.3 16.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.0 6.8 13.9 .491 0.1 0.2 .222 3.1 4.1 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 8

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season -1981-82
Team -San Diego Clippers, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics 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 %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 74 27.6 11.5 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.1 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.9 4.6 10.3 .447 0.1 0.4 .185 2.2 3.0 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 8 11.5 3.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 9

De'Aaron Fox Phil Smith
Season -1982-83
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics 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 %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 79 15.7 5.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.2 5.1 .438 0.0 0.1 .375 1.3 1.7 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Phil Smith 2 9.5 3.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -