Wali Jones vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Wali Jones, 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.
Wali Jones and Kenny Smith both played 10 years in the NBA. Wali Jones had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, 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 |
Wali Jones |
10 |
9 |
1964-65 to 1975-76 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
77 |
16.2 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.728 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
10 |
16.2 |
7.3 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
80 |
27.5 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.7 |
10.0 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.744 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
5 |
31.2 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.0 |
15.4 |
.325 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.682 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
81 |
27.8 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.2 |
12.1 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.838 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
15 |
31.7 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.3 |
16.3 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.776 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
77 |
26.7 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.4 |
13.5 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.787 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
13 |
29.8 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.3 |
14.8 |
.358 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.789 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
81 |
28.9 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.3 |
12.4 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.809 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
5 |
20.6 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
2.4 |
9.0 |
.267 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
78 |
22.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.7 |
10.9 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.841 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
5 |
32.0 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.8 |
13.0 |
.523 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
41 |
23.5 |
10.1 |
- |
- |
1.6 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.1 |
10.2 |
.402 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.782 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
7 |
16.4 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
1.7 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
48 |
21.5 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.822 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
9 |
22.2 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.439 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
27 |
15.5 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.889 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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: Wali Jones didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wali Jones |
17 |
10.4 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.692 |
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 |
% |
Wali Jones |
1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |