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.
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 |
Jump to season:
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Rookie Season |
|
Seth Curry |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
2013-14 | 1987-88 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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.
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Season 10 |
|
Seth Curry |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
2023-24 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Seth Curry nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 10 |
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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. |