Wesley Person vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Wesley Person, 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.
Wesley Person played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Wesley Person had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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 |
Wesley Person |
11 |
5 |
1994-95 to 2004-05 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
78 |
23.1 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
8.2 |
.484 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.436 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.792 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
10 |
24.7 |
9.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
.410 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.378 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.917 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
82 |
31.8 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
10.7 |
.445 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.374 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.771 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
4 |
45.8 |
14.3 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
14.0 |
.393 |
2.3 |
7.3 |
.310 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
80 |
29.1 |
13.5 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
11.3 |
.453 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
.413 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.798 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
5 |
32.6 |
15.6 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.472 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.424 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.778 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
82 |
39.0 |
14.7 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
11.7 |
.460 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.430 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.776 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
4 |
34.0 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
.379 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.368 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
45 |
29.8 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
.453 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.375 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.604 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
79 |
26.0 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
.428 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
.424 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.792 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
44 |
21.8 |
7.1 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.438 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.405 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
78 |
35.8 |
15.1 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.495 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.444 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.798 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
66 |
29.4 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.456 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.433 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.814 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Wesley Person |
Kenny Smith |
Season |
2003-04 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks | Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
58 |
17.9 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.401 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.399 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.795 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Person |
41 |
16.3 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
.473 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
.461 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.692 |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Person |
4 |
13.3 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Kenny Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |