Jeff Hornacek vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Jeff Hornacek, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jeff Hornacek played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Jeff Hornacek had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
14 |
11 |
1986-87 to 1999-00 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Jeff Hornacek |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1986-87 | 1987-88 |
Team |
Phoenix Suns | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First 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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
19.5 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.279 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.777 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
82 |
27.4 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
7.4 |
.506 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.293 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.822 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
78 |
31.9 |
13.5 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
.495 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.826 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
12 |
31.2 |
14.1 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
12.4 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.840 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
67 |
34.0 |
17.6 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
13.4 |
.536 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.408 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
.856 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
16 |
36.4 |
18.6 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.250 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
.932 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
13.1 |
.518 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.418 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.897 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
4 |
36.3 |
18.3 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
5.5 |
12.8 |
.431 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.500 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
.929 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
81 |
38.0 |
20.1 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
15.3 |
.512 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.439 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
.886 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
8 |
42.9 |
20.4 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
16.0 |
.484 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.471 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
.912 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
79 |
36.2 |
19.1 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.7 |
.470 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.390 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.865 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
35.3 |
15.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
12.6 |
.470 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.337 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.878 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
16 |
34.9 |
15.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.475 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.441 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
.912 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
81 |
33.3 |
16.5 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
11.6 |
.514 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.406 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.882 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
5 |
35.6 |
14.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
10.2 |
.510 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.538 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
82 |
31.6 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
10.7 |
.502 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
.466 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
.893 |
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 |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
18 |
35.8 |
17.5 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
11.5 |
.502 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.586 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.890 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
82 |
31.6 |
14.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
10.4 |
.482 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.369 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.899 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
20 |
35.2 |
14.6 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
10.4 |
.433 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.358 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
.876 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
30.8 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
10.4 |
.482 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.441 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.885 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
20 |
31.8 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
8.9 |
.416 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.467 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
48 |
29.9 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
9.4 |
.477 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.420 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
.893 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
11 |
27.6 |
12.2 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.389 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
.879 |
Kenny Smith |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
77 |
27.7 |
12.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.492 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.478 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
.950 |
Kenny Smith |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeff Hornacek |
10 |
29.9 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
.422 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.409 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.833 |
Kenny Smith |
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