Trey Burke vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Trey Burke, 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.

Trey Burke played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Trey Burke 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 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
Trey Burke 9 4 2013-14 to 2021-22
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2013-141987-88
Team Utah JazzSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Trey Burke 70 32.3 12.8 0.5 2.4 3.0 5.7 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.1 4.9 12.8 .380 1.6 4.8 .330 1.5 1.6 .903
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2014-151988-89
Team Utah JazzSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Trey Burke 76 30.1 12.8 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 1.6 4.9 13.2 .368 1.6 5.1 .318 1.4 1.9 .752
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2015-161989-90
Team Utah JazzSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Trey Burke 64 21.3 10.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.3 4.1 9.9 .413 1.4 4.0 .344 1.0 1.3 .817
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2016-171990-91
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Trey Burke 57 12.3 5.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.5 .455 0.5 1.2 .443 0.4 0.5 .759
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 %
Trey Burke 3 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2017-181991-92
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Trey Burke 36 21.8 12.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 4.7 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.4 10.7 .503 1.1 2.9 .362 1.0 1.6 .649
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
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Season 6
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2018-191992-93
Team New York Knicks, Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Trey Burke 58 19.4 10.9 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 4.1 9.4 .431 1.0 2.7 .352 1.8 2.1 .831
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
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
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2019-201993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion 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 %
Trey Burke 33 15.8 7.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.0 2.8 6.3 .450 1.0 2.3 .427 0.7 0.9 .793
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 %
Trey Burke 6 26.0 12.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.3 5.0 9.8 .508 1.3 2.8 .471 1.0 1.7 .600
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
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2020-211994-95
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion 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 %
Trey Burke 62 14.7 6.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.4 5.7 .428 0.9 2.6 .354 0.8 0.9 .895
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 %
Trey Burke 2 8.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.5 .000 0.0 1.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
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
Trey Burke Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221995-96
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Trey Burke 42 10.5 5.1 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.0 5.1 .391 0.6 2.0 .317 0.5 0.5 .870
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 %
Trey Burke 10 3.7 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.1 2.2 .500 0.4 1.0 .400 0.6 0.6 1.000
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
Trey Burke 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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Kenny Smith ------- --- ----------
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