Seth Curry vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Seth Curry, 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.

Seth Curry played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Seth Curry had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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 achievements, 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
Seth Curry 11 5 2013-14 to 2024-25
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2013-141987-88
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 2 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+59+29.1+12.3+0.7+1.1+1.8+7.1+0.5+0.1-3.0-2.3+4.9+9.9+.144+0.3+0.1+.692+2.7+3.3
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
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2014-151988-89
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+79+34.8+17.3+0.6+1.2+1.8+7.2+1.3+0.1-3.1-1.1+6.8+13.1+.462+0.6+1.1+.359+3.2+4.4
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
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2015-161989-90
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 44 15.7 6.8 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.3 5.1 .455 1.1 2.5 .450 1.0 1.2 .833
difference:+35+14.9+5.1+0.6+0.6+4.1+0.5-1.3-0.9+2.5+5.2+.011+0.8+1.4+.137+1.0+1.3+.012
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
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2016-171990-91
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 70 29.0 12.8 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.8 4.8 10.0 .481 2.0 4.6 .425 1.2 1.4 .850
difference:+8+5.6+4.9+0.1+0.6+0.5+4.4+0.3-1.7-0.1+1.9+2.9+.039+1.4+2.9+.062+2.5+3.0+.006
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry DNP------ --- ----------
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

Note: Seth Curry didn't play in 2017-18.

Season 5

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 74 18.9 7.9 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.3 2.9 6.3 .456 1.5 3.4 .450 0.6 0.7 .846
difference:+7+14.9+6.1+0.5+0.6+6.0+0.8+0.1-2.0-0.1+2.4+4.9+.019+0.8+1.7+.056+2.1+2.4+.020
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 16 20.4 5.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.1 .366 1.3 3.3 .404 0.6 0.7 .818
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2019-201992-93
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 64 24.6 12.4 0.4 1.8 2.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.8 4.4 9.0 .495 2.3 5.0 .452 1.3 1.5 .825
difference:+18+4.9+0.6+0.1+0.2+0.3+3.5+0.4-1.0-0.5+0.3+0.1+.025+1.1+2.3+.014+1.1+1.2+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 6 28.8 12.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 5.2 8.8 .585 1.7 3.5 .476 0.8 0.8 1.000
difference:+6+3.8+2.0+0.1+0.3+0.2+2.9+0.2+0.1-0.9-0.8+0.1+1.9+.093+0.2+0.3+.024+1.5+2.2+.222
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

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2020-211993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 57 28.7 12.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.7 4.5 9.7 .467 2.2 4.9 .450 1.2 1.4 .896
difference:+21+0.4+0.9+0.1+0.7+0.6+1.5-0.5-0.1+0.1+0.6+.013+1.1+2.1+.045+0.5+0.6+.025
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 12 31.8 18.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.8 7.1 12.3 .578 3.4 6.8 .506 1.3 1.6 .789
difference:+11+1.5+8.0+0.1+0.1+1.8+0.2+0.1-0.6-1.1+3.4+4.1+.123+1.9+3.5+.059+0.5+0.7+.019
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

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 64 33.3 15.0 0.3 2.8 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 5.6 11.5 .487 2.5 5.8 .422 1.3 1.5 .872
difference:+17+8.2+4.6+1.2+1.2+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.2-1.0+2.1+4.2+.003+0.7+1.7+.007+0.3+0.3+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 4 33.0 14.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.8 0.8 3.8 5.5 9.8 .564 3.0 5.8 .522 0.5 0.8 .667
difference:+18+3.4+3.7+0.2+0.1+0.3+1.5+0.3+0.7-0.6-1.7+2.0+1.7+.126+0.9+1.1+.080+1.1+1.0+.233
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

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2022-231995-96
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 61 19.9 9.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.4 7.4 .463 1.5 3.8 .405 0.8 0.9 .927
difference:+7+3.9+0.7+0.1+0.3+0.2+2.0+0.1+0.1-0.7-0.1+0.4+0.6+.030+0.2+0.3+.023+0.5+0.7+.106
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 3 19.3 8.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 3.3 6.3 .526 1.0 3.0 .333 0.7 1.0 .667
difference:+5+4.6+0.6+0.5+0.5+2.8+0.6-0.7-1.1+0.4+0.3+.092+0.5+0.9+.054+0.9+0.6+.333
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

Seth Curry Kenny Smith
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte HornetsDetroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Seth Curry 44 14.0 5.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.8 4.6 .392 0.9 2.5 .352 0.6 0.7 .903
difference:+4+1.9+1.2+0.3+0.3+0.6+1.4+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.3+0.3+0.4+.031+0.3+0.3+.085+0.2+0.2+.036
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
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 10

Additional Years

* Seth Curry played 1 season more than Kenny Smith in the NBA.

In that period—his season 11 in 2025—Seth Curry didn't play in the postseason.