Jerry Reynolds vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Jerry Reynolds, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jerry Reynolds played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Jerry Reynolds had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Jerry Reynolds 8 4 1985-86 to 1995-96
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1985-861987-88
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Jerry Reynolds 55 9.2 3.7 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.9 .444 0.0 0.0 .500 1.1 1.9 .558
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 7 5.7 2.9 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.4 .412 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.6 .545
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1986-871988-89
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jerry Reynolds 58 16.6 7.0 1.2 1.7 3.0 1.8 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.6 2.4 6.1 .393 0.1 0.3 .333 2.0 3.2 .641
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 4 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.5 .500
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1987-881989-90
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Jerry Reynolds 62 18.7 8.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.7 1.2 0.5 1.7 1.6 3.0 6.8 .449 0.0 0.1 .429 1.9 2.5 .773
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 3 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1988-891990-91
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Jerry Reynolds 56 13.2 7.6 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.7 6.4 .417 0.1 0.3 .200 2.3 3.0 .760
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 4 10.0 5.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 5.5 .318 0.3 1.0 .250 1.8 2.5 .700
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
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1989-901991-92
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 67 27.1 12.8 1.4 3.5 4.8 2.7 1.4 1.0 2.1 2.4 4.6 11.1 .417 0.0 0.2 .071 3.6 4.8 .742
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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1990-911992-93
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Jerry Reynolds 80 23.0 12.9 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.5 1.2 0.7 2.2 1.5 4.3 9.9 .434 0.1 0.4 .294 4.2 5.2 .802
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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
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
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1991-921993-94
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 46 25.2 12.1 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.3 1.4 0.4 2.1 1.5 4.3 11.3 .380 0.1 0.5 .125 3.4 4.1 .836
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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Jerry Reynolds didn't play in 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Season 8
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season 1995-961994-95
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
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 %
Jerry Reynolds 19 10.1 2.9 0.7 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 2.8 .396 0.1 0.5 .100 0.7 1.1 .619
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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
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
Jerry Reynolds Kenny Smith
Season -1995-96
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
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
Jerry Reynolds 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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jerry Reynolds ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
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