Frank Selvy vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Frank Selvy, 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.

Frank Selvy played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Frank Selvy had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, 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
Frank Selvy	9	6	1954-55 to 1963-64
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1954-55	1987-88
Team	Baltimore Bullets (1st), Milwaukee Hawks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Frank Selvy	71	37.6	19.0	-	-	5.5	3.5	-	-	-	3.2	6.4	16.8	.378	-	-	-	6.3	8.6	.728
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		%
Frank Selvy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1955-56	1988-89
Team	St. Louis Hawks	Sacramento Kings
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		%
Frank Selvy	17	26.1	11.0	-	-	3.2	2.1	-	-	-	2.2	3.9	10.8	.366	-	-	-	3.1	4.2	.746
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		%
Frank Selvy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Frank Selvy didn't play in 1956-57.


Season 3
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1957-58	1989-90
Team	St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis Lakers	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
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		%
Frank Selvy	38	11.2	3.6	-	-	2.3	0.9	-	-	-	1.2	1.2	4.4	.263	-	-	-	1.2	2.0	.610
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		%
Frank Selvy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1958-59	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div 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		%
Frank Selvy	68	21.3	9.8	-	-	3.6	1.4	-	-	-	1.7	3.4	8.9	.385	-	-	-	3.0	3.9	.767
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		%
Frank Selvy	2	21.5	14.5	-	-	2.0	1.5	-	-	-	3.0	5.0	10.0	.500	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.818
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
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1959-60	1991-92
Team	Syracuse Nationals, Minneapolis Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div 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		%
Frank Selvy	62	21.1	9.1	-	-	2.8	1.6	-	-	-	1.6	3.3	8.4	.393	-	-	-	2.5	3.4	.736
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		%
Frank Selvy	9	36.7	15.7	-	-	6.1	3.2	-	-	-	2.3	6.1	17.0	.359	-	-	-	3.4	4.9	.705
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1960-61	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	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		%
Frank Selvy	77	28.0	10.8	-	-	3.9	3.2	-	-	-	2.8	4.0	10.0	.405	-	-	-	2.7	3.6	.753
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		%
Frank Selvy	12	30.9	10.3	-	-	3.7	4.2	-	-	-	3.5	3.6	9.3	.387	-	-	-	3.1	4.0	.771
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
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1961-62	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Frank Selvy	79	35.5	14.7	-	-	5.2	4.8	-	-	-	2.9	5.5	13.1	.420	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.738
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		%
Frank Selvy	13	36.8	12.7	-	-	5.6	5.0	-	-	-	2.6	5.1	11.7	.434	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.846
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
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1962-63	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Frank Selvy	80	29.6	10.3	-	-	3.6	3.5	-	-	-	1.9	4.0	9.3	.424	-	-	-	2.4	3.4	.714
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		%
Frank Selvy	13	24.4	7.9	-	-	3.5	2.8	-	-	-	2.8	2.5	6.2	.395	-	-	-	3.0	3.7	.813
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
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	1963-64	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div 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		%
Frank Selvy	73	17.6	5.5	-	-	1.9	2.0	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	5.8	.378	-	-	-	1.1	1.7	.639
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		%
Frank Selvy	3	23.0	9.3	-	-	1.7	2.0	-	-	-	2.7	4.3	9.0	.481	-	-	-	0.7	0.7	1.000
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
	Frank Selvy	Kenny Smith
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
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		%
Frank Selvy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Frank Selvy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frank Selvy vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Frank Selvy, 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