Matt Costello vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Matt Costello, 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.
Matt Costello played 1 years in the NBA, 9 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Matt Costello had his first NBA Season in 2017-18, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 |
Matt Costello |
1 |
0 |
2017-18 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Matt Costello |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
2017-18 | 1987-88 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs | Sacramento Kings |
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 |
% |
Matt Costello |
4 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny 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 |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny 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 |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny 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 |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny 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 |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Matt Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |