Kenny Smith vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington 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.

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.

Kenny Smith played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than P.J. Washington, who played 6. Kenny Smith had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, 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
P.J. Washington 6 1 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kenny Smith P.J. Washington
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Sacramento KingsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+5.3+1.6+0.3+2.8+3.1+5.0+0.6+0.7-1.4-0.4+0.8+1.2+.022+1.3+3.4+.066+1.2+1.0+.172
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kenny Smith nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kenny Smith P.J. Washington
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Sacramento KingsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+8.3+4.4+0.9+2.9+3.7+5.2+0.2+1.1-1.1-0.6+2.1+3.9+.022+1.2+2.9+.027+1.5+2.1+.008
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kenny Smith nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kenny Smith P.J. Washington
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Sacramento Kings, Atlanta HawksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+3.4+1.6+1.1+2.1+3.2+3.3+0.1+0.8-0.8-0.5+1.0+2.1+.004+1.4+3.5+.052+1.1+1.3+.105
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kenny Smith nor P.J. Washington played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Kenny Smith P.J. Washington
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+2.0+2.0+0.5+2.3+2.8+4.7+0.5+1.0-1.5-0.9+0.8+0.5+.076+1.4+4.2+.015+2.0+2.0+.114
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Kenny Smith P.J. Washington
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+3.4+1.1+0.8+2.7+3.4+5.0+0.3+0.7-1.5-0.9+0.5+0.1+.039+1.1+4.0+.074+1.3+1.1+.183
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------
P.J. Washington 22 35.7 13.0 1.5 5.1 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.6 .427 2.1 6.1 .348 1.8 2.5 .709

Season 6
Kenny Smith P.J. Washington
Season 1992-932024-25
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+25+2.7+1.7+1.1+4.7+5.8+3.1+0.1+1.0-0.1-1.0+0.6+2.6+.067+0.4+1.5+.057+0.1+0.8+.156
P.J. Washington 57 32.2 14.7 1.4 6.3 7.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.3 5.3 11.7 .453 1.6 4.2 .381 2.5 3.5 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
P.J. Washington DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenny Smith played 4 seasons more than P.J. Washington in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 1994 to 1997—Kenny Smith played in 3 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

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