Kevin Porter Jr. vs. Jabari Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jabari Smith and Kevin Porter Jr., 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.

Kevin Porter Jr. and Jabari Smith both played 4 years in the NBA. Kevin Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jabari Smith had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23
Jabari Smith 4 2 2000-01 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Porter Jr. Jabari Smith
Season 2019-202000-01
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 50 23.2 10.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 3.7 8.4 .442 1.1 3.2 .335 1.5 2.0 .723
Jabari Smith 9 7.3 2.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kevin Porter Jr. Jabari Smith
Season 2020-212001-02
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 26 32.1 16.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734
Jabari Smith 23 7.9 3.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.1 2.7 .413 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith ------- --- ----------

Note: Jabari Smith didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 3
Kevin Porter Jr. Jabari Smith
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 61 31.3 15.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 6.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.6 5.5 13.2 .415 2.5 6.8 .375 2.0 3.2 .642
Jabari Smith 31 5.4 2.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.3 .371 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith 4 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 4
Kevin Porter Jr. Jabari Smith
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 59 34.3 19.2 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.2 2.6 6.6 15.0 .442 2.4 6.5 .366 3.5 4.5 .784
Jabari Smith 45 14.4 3.7 0.6 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.4 3.3 .419 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.2 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jabari Smith 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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