Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Rik Smits Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rik Smits and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Rik Smits, who played 12. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Rik Smits had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	11	5	2013-14 to 2023-24
Rik Smits	12	10	1988-89 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2013-14	1988-89
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	80	19.8	5.9	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.4	1.8	2.3	5.8	.396	0.7	2.3	.319	0.6	0.8	.770
Rik Smits	82	24.9	11.7	2.3	3.8	6.1	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.6	3.8	4.7	9.1	.517	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	3.1	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2014-15	1989-90
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	31.5	12.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.3	1.1	0.2	1.1	2.0	4.8	11.9	.401	1.9	5.4	.345	1.3	1.9	.696
Rik Smits	82	29.3	15.5	1.6	4.6	6.2	1.7	0.5	2.1	1.7	4.0	6.3	11.8	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	3.6	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	3	32.0	12.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.0	0.7	1.3	1.7	4.0	4.7	9.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.7	.818


Season 3
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2015-16	1990-91
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	36.7	14.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.8	1.4	0.2	1.4	2.2	5.3	12.6	.420	1.5	4.9	.309	2.4	3.0	.811
Rik Smits	76	22.2	10.9	1.5	3.2	4.7	1.1	0.3	1.5	1.1	3.2	4.5	9.3	.485	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.5	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	4	40.3	15.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	2.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.8	5.5	12.5	.440	3.0	6.8	.444	1.3	1.8	.714
Rik Smits	5	17.6	9.8	0.8	2.8	3.6	0.4	0.2	1.4	1.0	4.6	4.2	7.4	.568	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.6	.875


Season 4
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2016-17	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	33.3	13.8	0.7	2.5	3.3	2.5	1.2	0.2	1.1	1.6	4.9	12.2	.399	2.0	5.8	.350	2.0	2.4	.832
Rik Smits	74	23.9	13.8	1.7	4.0	5.6	1.6	0.4	1.4	1.8	3.1	5.9	11.6	.510	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	2.6	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	3	9.3	3.3	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	2.3	1.3	3.7	.364	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 5
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2017-18	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	74	33.2	13.4	0.8	4.4	5.2	2.2	1.4	0.2	1.3	2.0	4.6	10.8	.426	2.1	5.6	.383	2.1	2.6	.789
Rik Smits	81	25.6	14.3	1.6	3.8	5.3	1.5	0.3	0.9	1.8	3.5	6.1	12.6	.486	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.8	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	4	35.8	22.5	3.3	4.8	8.0	1.8	1.3	1.0	2.0	4.5	9.3	16.0	.578	0.0	0.3	.000	4.0	5.5	.727


Season 6
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2018-19	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	24.8	11.4	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.8	1.7	4.0	9.2	.430	1.8	5.3	.347	1.7	1.9	.867
Rik Smits	78	27.1	15.7	1.7	4.5	6.2	2.0	0.6	1.1	1.9	3.6	6.3	11.8	.534	0.0	0.0	.000	3.1	3.8	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	16	28.1	16.0	1.4	3.8	5.3	1.9	0.6	0.6	2.7	4.0	6.4	13.6	.472	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	3.9	.806


Season 7
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2019-20	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	69	25.5	9.3	0.6	1.5	2.1	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.4	7.3	.467	1.3	3.5	.385	1.1	1.5	.775
Rik Smits	78	30.5	17.9	2.5	5.2	7.7	1.4	0.5	1.0	2.4	3.6	7.2	13.6	.526	0.0	0.0	.000	3.6	4.8	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	21	29.0	10.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.9	3.8	9.0	.418	2.1	5.7	.378	1.0	1.3	.815
Rik Smits	17	32.1	20.1	1.9	5.1	7.0	2.0	0.3	0.8	2.0	4.3	7.5	13.6	.547	0.1	0.1	1.000	5.1	6.3	.804


Season 8
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2020-21	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	67	28.4	9.7	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.0	1.7	3.3	7.6	.431	1.8	4.4	.410	1.4	1.7	.866
Rik Smits	63	30.2	18.5	1.9	5.0	6.9	1.7	0.3	0.7	2.5	3.6	7.4	14.2	.521	0.0	0.1	.200	3.7	4.7	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	5	29.2	6.2	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	3.0	2.2	5.8	.379	0.8	3.8	.211	1.0	1.0	1.000
Rik Smits	5	33.2	19.0	2.6	4.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	0.4	2.8	4.0	8.4	15.4	.545	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.8	.786


Season 9
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2021-22	1996-97
Team	Washington Wizards	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	77	30.2	13.2	0.5	2.9	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.8	4.7	10.8	.435	2.1	5.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.890
Rik Smits	52	29.2	17.1	2.0	4.9	6.9	1.3	0.4	1.1	2.4	3.4	6.8	14.1	.486	0.0	0.2	.250	3.3	4.2	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2022-23	1997-98
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	31.3	10.8	0.5	2.3	2.7	2.4	1.5	0.5	1.1	1.9	3.8	8.3	.462	1.8	4.2	.423	1.4	1.6	.824
Rik Smits	73	28.6	16.7	1.7	5.2	6.9	1.4	0.5	1.2	1.8	3.3	7.0	14.2	.495	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	3.3	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	20	33.6	10.6	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.6	1.3	0.7	0.8	2.4	3.7	8.1	.457	1.8	4.6	.380	1.5	1.8	.829
Rik Smits	16	29.8	16.6	1.1	4.3	5.3	1.3	0.5	0.9	1.3	4.2	6.6	13.1	.502	0.0	0.1	.000	3.4	4.0	.859


Season 11
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	2023-24	1998-99
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	31.6	10.1	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.4	1.3	0.6	1.0	2.0	3.6	7.7	.460	1.6	4.1	.406	1.3	1.5	.894
Rik Smits	49	25.9	14.9	1.5	4.1	5.6	1.1	0.4	1.1	1.5	3.2	6.3	12.9	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	2.7	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	11	34.6	8.4	0.5	2.2	2.6	2.5	1.4	0.4	0.9	3.0	2.9	7.2	.405	1.5	4.6	.333	1.0	1.0	1.000
Rik Smits	13	22.5	11.8	1.2	3.8	5.0	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.9	3.9	5.2	11.3	.456	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	.950


Season 12
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Rik Smits
Season	-	1999-00
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	79	23.4	12.9	1.2	3.9	5.1	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.4	3.2	5.5	11.3	.484	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.7	.739

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rik Smits	22	20.9	11.0	1.1	2.5	3.5	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.2	3.8	4.7	9.4	.498	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	1.8	.875

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Rik Smits Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rik Smits and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12