Mike Evans vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Mike Evans, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Mike Evans played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Mike Evans had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Mike Evans	9	8	1979-80 to 1987-88
Kenny Smith	10	5	1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1979-80	1987-88
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Spurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Evans	79	15.8	6.2	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.9	0.8	0.1	1.6	2.5	2.6	5.9	.448	0.2	0.5	.286	0.7	1.1	.682
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		%
Mike Evans	2	6.0	5.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	4.0	.375	1.0	2.0	.500	1.5	2.0	.750
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1980-81	1988-89
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Mike Evans	71	12.8	4.5	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.4	0.5	0.1	1.0	1.6	1.9	4.1	.460	0.0	0.2	.143	0.7	0.9	.781
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		%
Mike Evans	4	9.5	6.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	0.0	0.3	0.8	2.3	2.3	4.3	.529	0.0	0.5	.000	1.8	2.0	.875
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1981-82	1989-90
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers	Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
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		%
Mike Evans	22	12.3	3.8	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.9	0.6	0.0	1.2	1.6	1.6	3.9	.407	0.0	0.3	.000	0.6	0.9	.650
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		%
Mike Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1982-83	1990-91
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Mike Evans	42	16.5	6.3	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.7	0.5	0.1	1.7	2.2	2.7	5.8	.473	0.0	0.2	.000	0.8	1.0	.805
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		%
Mike Evans	8	22.9	10.8	0.3	2.1	2.4	4.8	0.6	0.0	2.8	2.5	4.5	9.3	.486	0.4	1.3	.300	1.4	2.1	.647
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


Season 5
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1983-84	1991-92
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Mike Evans	78	21.6	8.1	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.7	0.8	0.1	1.5	2.2	3.1	7.2	.431	0.4	1.1	.360	1.4	1.7	.847
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		%
Mike Evans	5	15.4	4.6	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.4	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.6	1.8	5.6	.321	0.2	1.6	.125	0.8	0.8	1.000
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1984-85	1992-93
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Rockets 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		%
Mike Evans	81	17.7	10.1	0.3	1.1	1.5	2.9	0.8	0.1	1.6	2.1	4.0	8.2	.489	0.7	1.9	.363	1.4	1.6	.863
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		%
Mike Evans	15	18.7	10.3	0.2	1.9	2.1	3.1	0.9	0.2	2.4	2.6	4.1	9.5	.434	1.1	3.4	.333	0.9	1.1	.824
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


Season 7
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1985-86	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Evans	81	17.1	9.5	0.4	0.9	1.2	2.2	0.8	0.0	1.5	2.0	3.8	8.8	.425	0.5	2.2	.222	1.6	1.8	.846
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		%
Mike Evans	10	20.4	9.2	0.6	1.4	2.0	2.5	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.9	3.0	8.2	.366	0.7	2.9	.241	2.5	3.0	.833
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


Season 8
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1986-87	1994-95
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mike Evans	81	19.3	10.1	0.4	1.1	1.6	2.3	1.0	0.1	1.3	1.8	4.1	9.0	.458	0.7	2.1	.314	1.2	1.5	.780
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		%
Mike Evans	3	19.0	6.0	0.7	1.7	2.3	2.7	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.3	6.3	.368	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	0.7	1.000
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


Season 9
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	1987-88	1995-96
Team	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets 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		%
Mike Evans	56	11.7	6.1	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.4	2.5	5.5	.453	0.6	1.6	.396	0.5	0.7	.811
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		%
Mike Evans	11	19.9	10.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.1	1.1	0.0	1.1	1.7	4.1	10.4	.395	1.1	4.0	.273	1.3	1.4	.933
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


Season 10
	Mike Evans	Kenny Smith
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Mike Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Mike Evans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kenny Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mike Evans vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Mike Evans, 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