Trey Murphy III vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Trey Murphy III, 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 Murphy III played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Trey Murphy III had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Trey Murphy III 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Trey Murphy III Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221987-88
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Trey Murphy III 62 13.9 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.5 .394 1.1 3.0 .382 0.7 0.8 .882
difference:+1+21.7+8.4+0.1+0.1+6.5+1.1-2.7-1.3+3.6+6.9+.083+0.9+2.4+.074+2.0+2.5+.063
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III 6 20.0 5.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 0.8 .800
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Trey Murphy III Kenny Smith
Season 2022-231988-89
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento 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%
Trey Murphy III 79 31.0 14.5 0.7 2.8 3.6 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.9 10.1 .484 2.6 6.3 .406 2.2 2.4 .905
difference:+2+7.8+2.8+0.1+0.6+0.8+6.3+0.2+0.4-2.3-0.1+1.9+4.5+.022+2.0+4.7+.047+1.0+2.0+.168
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 Trey Murphy III nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Trey Murphy III Kenny Smith
Season 2023-241989-90
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Trey Murphy III 57 29.6 14.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815
difference:+22+1.0+2.9+0.5+2.4+2.9+3.4+0.1+0.4-1.5-0.6+0.6+.023+2.7+6.7+.067+0.2+0.1+.006
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III 4 42.0 11.5 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 12.0 .375 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Trey Murphy III Kenny Smith
Season 2024-251990-91
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston 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%
Trey Murphy III 53 35.0 21.2 0.9 4.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.1 7.2 15.8 .454 3.0 8.3 .361 3.8 4.3 .887
difference:+25+0.4+3.5+0.4+2.6+3.0+3.6+0.3+0.6-1.1-0.4+0.5+2.9+.066+2.4+6.6+.002+0.1+0.1+.043
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%
Trey Murphy III 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

Season 5

Trey Murphy III Kenny Smith
Season 2025-261991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Trey Murphy III 17 35.3 20.2 1.5 4.9 6.4 3.0 1.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.8 14.6 .464 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 3.9 .940
difference:+64+1.5+6.2+1.1+3.1+4.2+3.9+0.4+0.1-0.6-0.8+1.5+3.4+.011+2.2+6.2+.024+1.0+0.8+.074
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
* Neiher Trey Murphy III nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Kenny Smith played 5 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 1993 to 1997—Kenny Smith played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.