Kristaps Porzingis vs. Dru Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dru Smith and Kristaps Porzingis, 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.
Kristaps Porzingis played 8 years in the NBA, 6 more than Dru Smith, who played 2. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dru Smith had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 |
Kristaps Porzingis |
8 |
3 |
2015-16 to 2023-24 |
Dru Smith |
2 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Kristaps Porzingis |
Dru Smith |
Season |
2015-16 | 2022-23 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets |
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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
72 |
28.4 |
14.3 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
12.3 |
.421 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.333 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.838 |
Dru Smith |
15 |
10.5 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.400 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.263 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dru 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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
66 |
32.8 |
18.1 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
14.9 |
.450 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.357 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.786 |
Dru Smith |
9 |
14.6 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
.455 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.412 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dru 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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
48 |
32.4 |
22.7 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
18.5 |
.439 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
.395 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.793 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
57 |
31.8 |
20.4 |
1.8 |
7.7 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
16.4 |
.427 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
.352 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.799 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
3 |
31.3 |
23.7 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
13.3 |
.525 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.529 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
.870 |
Dru 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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
43 |
30.9 |
20.1 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
15.9 |
.476 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.376 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.855 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
7 |
33.3 |
13.1 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
10.3 |
.472 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
.296 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.842 |
Dru 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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
51 |
29.0 |
20.2 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
8.1 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
15.0 |
.459 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
.310 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.867 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dru 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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
65 |
32.6 |
23.2 |
1.8 |
6.6 |
8.4 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
15.7 |
.498 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.385 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
.851 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dru 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 |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
57 |
29.6 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
13.2 |
.516 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.375 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.858 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kristaps Porzingis |
6 |
24.8 |
13.5 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
.464 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.370 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
.950 |
Dru Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |