Joe Kleine vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Joe Kleine, 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.
Joe Kleine played 15 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Joe Kleine 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 |
Joe Kleine |
15 |
10 |
1985-86 to 1999-00 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Kleine |
80 |
14.8 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.723 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
3 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
79 |
21.0 |
7.9 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.786 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
82 |
24.4 |
9.8 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
8.4 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.814 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
75 |
18.8 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.882 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
3 |
21.7 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.778 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
81 |
16.9 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.830 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
5 |
15.8 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.765 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
72 |
11.8 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.783 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
5 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
70 |
14.2 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.708 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
9 |
9.1 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.409 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
78 |
14.5 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.404 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.707 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
4 |
7.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
74 |
11.5 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.455 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.769 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
8 |
10.1 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
75 |
12.9 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.857 |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
10 |
16.7 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
.574 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
56 |
11.8 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
.800 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Kleine |
2 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 12 |
|
Joe Kleine |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1996-97 | - |
Team |
Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets | - |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
59 |
14.4 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.406 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.667 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.737 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Kleine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
46 |
8.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.833 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Kleine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
31 |
12.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.667 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Kleine |
1 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Joe Kleine |
7 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Kleine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |