Kenny Smith vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Kenny Smith, 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.
Kenny Smith played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Kenny Smith had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
James Worthy |
12 |
9 |
1982-83 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
Rookie Season |
|
Kenny Smith |
James Worthy |
Season |
1987-88 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | 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 |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
77 |
25.6 |
13.4 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
.624 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
82 |
29.5 |
14.5 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
10.9 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
21 |
33.7 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
13.0 |
.599 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.609 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
80 |
33.7 |
17.6 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
13.3 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
19 |
32.9 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
14.1 |
.622 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
.676 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
75 |
32.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
14.5 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
14 |
38.5 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.681 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
82 |
34.4 |
19.4 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
14.7 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
18 |
37.8 |
23.6 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
5.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
16.6 |
.591 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.753 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
75 |
35.4 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
15.5 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.796 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
24 |
37.3 |
21.1 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
16.3 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.111 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.758 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
81 |
36.5 |
20.5 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
15.8 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.087 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
15 |
40.0 |
24.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
10.2 |
18.0 |
.567 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
.788 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
80 |
37.0 |
21.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
16.2 |
.548 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.306 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
9 |
40.7 |
24.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
20.1 |
.497 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.250 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.837 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
78 |
38.6 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
9.2 |
18.7 |
.492 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.289 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
18 |
40.7 |
21.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
8.9 |
19.2 |
.465 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
.167 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.736 |
Season 10 |
|
Kenny Smith |
James Worthy |
Season |
1996-97 | 1991-92 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers |
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 |
% |
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 |
James Worthy |
54 |
39.0 |
19.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
8.3 |
18.6 |
.447 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.209 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
82 |
28.8 |
14.9 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
6.2 |
13.9 |
.447 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.270 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.810 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
5 |
29.6 |
13.8 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
17.2 |
.372 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
80 |
20.0 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
10.5 |
.406 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.288 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.741 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |