Norm Nixon vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Norm Nixon, 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.
Norm Nixon and Kenny Smith both played 10 years in the NBA. Norm Nixon had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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 |
Norm Nixon |
10 |
6 |
1977-78 to 1988-89 |
Kenny Smith |
10 |
5 |
1987-88 to 1996-97 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Nixon |
81 |
34.3 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
3 |
30.7 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
38.4 |
17.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
14.0 |
.542 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.775 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
8 |
40.9 |
15.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
14.9 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
39.3 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
14.7 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
16 |
40.5 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.477 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.804 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
79 |
37.5 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.167 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.778 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
3 |
44.3 |
19.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
16.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
36.9 |
17.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
15.5 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.808 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
14 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.478 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.754 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
79 |
34.3 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
14.2 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.744 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
14 |
38.4 |
19.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
16.9 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.429 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.740 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
37.2 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
15.5 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.239 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.760 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
81 |
35.7 |
17.2 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
.465 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
67 |
31.9 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
13.7 |
.438 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.347 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.809 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Norm Nixon didn't play in 1986-87 and 1987-88.
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Season 10 |
|
Norm Nixon |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
1988-89 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Los Angeles Clippers | Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
53 |
24.9 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.414 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.276 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.738 |
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 |
% |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |