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Kenny Smith

Kenneth Smith (Kenny)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: March 8, 1965 in Queens, New York
High School: Archbishop Molloy in Jamaica, New York
College: University of North Carolina

Drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1987 NBA draft.

Game Logs and Splits

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 22 SAC NBA 61 60 2170 331 694 .477 12 39 .308 167 204 .819 40 98 138 434 92 8 184 140 841
1988-89 23 SAC NBA 81 81 3145 547 1183 .462 46 128 .359 263 357 .737 49 177 226 621 102 7 249 173 1403
1989-90 24 TOT NBA 79 51 2421 378 811 .466 26 83 .313 161 196 .821 18 139 157 445 79 8 169 143 943
1989-90 24 SAC NBA 46 46 1747 280 607 .461 22 59 .373 106 131 .809 11 109 120 303 57 7 122 98 688
1989-90 24 ATL NBA 33 5 674 98 204 .480 4 24 .167 55 65 .846 7 30 37 142 22 1 47 45 255
1990-91 25 HOU NBA 78 78 2699 522 1003 .520 49 135 .363 287 340 .844 36 127 163 554 106 11 237 131 1380
1991-92 26 HOU NBA 81 80 2735 432 910 .475 54 137 .394 219 253 .866 34 143 177 562 104 7 227 112 1137
1992-93 27 HOU NBA 82 82 2422 387 744 .520 96 219 .438 195 222 .878 28 132 160 446 80 7 163 110 1065
1993-94 28 HOU NBA 78 78 2209 341 711 .480 89 220 .405 135 155 .871 24 114 138 327 59 4 126 121 906
1994-95 29 HOU NBA 81 81 2030 287 593 .484 142 331 .429 126 148 .851 27 128 155 323 71 10 123 109 842
1995-96 30 HOU NBA 68 56 1617 201 464 .433 91 238 .382 87 106 .821 21 75 96 245 47 3 100 116 580
1996-97 31 TOT NBA 48 3 765 101 239 .423 59 135 .437 39 45 .867 4 40 44 116 19 0 71 30 300
1996-97 31 DET NBA 9 0 64 8 20 .400 5 10 .500 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 10 1 0 3 2 23
1996-97 31 ORL NBA 6 1 47 6 13 .462 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 4 0 0 6 3 17
1996-97 31 DEN NBA 33 2 654 87 206 .422 51 120 .425 35 41 .854 3 34 37 102 18 0 62 25 260
Career NBA 737 650 22213 3527 7352 .480 664 1665 .399 1679 2026 .829 281 1173 1454 4073 759 65 1649 1185 9397

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 22 SAC NBA 61 60 35.6 5.4 11.4 .477 0.2 0.6 .308 2.7 3.3 .819 0.7 1.6 2.3 7.1 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.3 13.8
1988-89 23 SAC NBA 81 81 38.8 6.8 14.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .359 3.2 4.4 .737 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.7 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.1 17.3
1989-90 24 TOT NBA 79 51 30.6 4.8 10.3 .466 0.3 1.1 .313 2.0 2.5 .821 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.6 1.0 0.1 2.1 1.8 11.9
1989-90 24 SAC NBA 46 46 38.0 6.1 13.2 .461 0.5 1.3 .373 2.3 2.8 .809 0.2 2.4 2.6 6.6 1.2 0.2 2.7 2.1 15.0
1989-90 24 ATL NBA 33 5 20.4 3.0 6.2 .480 0.1 0.7 .167 1.7 2.0 .846 0.2 0.9 1.1 4.3 0.7 0.0 1.4 1.4 7.7
1990-91 25 HOU NBA 78 78 34.6 6.7 12.9 .520 0.6 1.7 .363 3.7 4.4 .844 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.1 1.4 0.1 3.0 1.7 17.7
1991-92 26 HOU NBA 81 80 33.8 5.3 11.2 .475 0.7 1.7 .394 2.7 3.1 .866 0.4 1.8 2.2 6.9 1.3 0.1 2.8 1.4 14.0
1992-93 27 HOU NBA 82 82 29.5 4.7 9.1 .520 1.2 2.7 .438 2.4 2.7 .878 0.3 1.6 2.0 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.3 13.0
1993-94 28 HOU NBA 78 78 28.3 4.4 9.1 .480 1.1 2.8 .405 1.7 2.0 .871 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.6 11.6
1994-95 29 HOU NBA 81 81 25.1 3.5 7.3 .484 1.8 4.1 .429 1.6 1.8 .851 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.3 10.4
1995-96 30 HOU NBA 68 56 23.8 3.0 6.8 .433 1.3 3.5 .382 1.3 1.6 .821 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.6 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.7 8.5
1996-97 31 TOT NBA 48 3 15.9 2.1 5.0 .423 1.2 2.8 .437 0.8 0.9 .867 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.5 0.6 6.3
1996-97 31 DET NBA 9 0 7.1 0.9 2.2 .400 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 2.6
1996-97 31 ORL NBA 6 1 7.8 1.0 2.2 .462 0.5 0.8 .600 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.8
1996-97 31 DEN NBA 33 2 19.8 2.6 6.2 .422 1.5 3.6 .425 1.1 1.2 .854 0.1 1.0 1.1 3.1 0.5 0.0 1.9 0.8 7.9
Career NBA 737 650 30.1 4.8 10.0 .480 0.9 2.3 .399 2.3 2.7 .829 0.4 1.6 2.0 5.5 1.0 0.1 2.2 1.6 12.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1987-88 22 SAC NBA 61 60 2170 5.5 11.5 .477 0.2 0.6 .308 2.8 3.4 .819 0.7 1.6 2.3 7.2 1.5 0.1 3.1 2.3 14.0
1988-89 23 SAC NBA 81 81 3145 6.3 13.5 .462 0.5 1.5 .359 3.0 4.1 .737 0.6 2.0 2.6 7.1 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.0 16.1
1989-90 24 TOT NBA 79 51 2421 5.6 12.1 .466 0.4 1.2 .313 2.4 2.9 .821 0.3 2.1 2.3 6.6 1.2 0.1 2.5 2.1 14.0
1989-90 24 SAC NBA 46 46 1747 5.8 12.5 .461 0.5 1.2 .373 2.2 2.7 .809 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.2 1.2 0.1 2.5 2.0 14.2
1989-90 24 ATL NBA 33 5 674 5.2 10.9 .480 0.2 1.3 .167 2.9 3.5 .846 0.4 1.6 2.0 7.6 1.2 0.1 2.5 2.4 13.6
1990-91 25 HOU NBA 78 78 2699 7.0 13.4 .520 0.7 1.8 .363 3.8 4.5 .844 0.5 1.7 2.2 7.4 1.4 0.1 3.2 1.7 18.4
1991-92 26 HOU NBA 81 80 2735 5.7 12.0 .475 0.7 1.8 .394 2.9 3.3 .866 0.4 1.9 2.3 7.4 1.4 0.1 3.0 1.5 15.0
1992-93 27 HOU NBA 82 82 2422 5.8 11.1 .520 1.4 3.3 .438 2.9 3.3 .878 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.6 1.2 0.1 2.4 1.6 15.8
1993-94 28 HOU NBA 78 78 2209 5.6 11.6 .480 1.5 3.6 .405 2.2 2.5 .871 0.4 1.9 2.2 5.3 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.0 14.8
1994-95 29 HOU NBA 81 81 2030 5.1 10.5 .484 2.5 5.9 .429 2.2 2.6 .851 0.5 2.3 2.7 5.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.9 14.9
1995-96 30 HOU NBA 68 56 1617 4.5 10.3 .433 2.0 5.3 .382 1.9 2.4 .821 0.5 1.7 2.1 5.5 1.0 0.1 2.2 2.6 12.9
1996-97 31 TOT NBA 48 3 765 4.8 11.2 .423 2.8 6.4 .437 1.8 2.1 .867 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.5 0.9 0.0 3.3 1.4 14.1
1996-97 31 DET NBA 9 0 64 4.5 11.3 .400 2.8 5.6 .500 1.1 1.1 1.000 0.0 2.8 2.8 5.6 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.1 12.9
1996-97 31 ORL NBA 6 1 47 4.6 10.0 .462 2.3 3.8 .600 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 4.6 2.3 13.0
1996-97 31 DEN NBA 33 2 654 4.8 11.3 .422 2.8 6.6 .425 1.9 2.3 .854 0.2 1.9 2.0 5.6 1.0 0.0 3.4 1.4 14.3
Career NBA 737 650 22213 5.7 11.9 .480 1.1 2.7 .399 2.7 3.3 .829 0.5 1.9 2.4 6.6 1.2 0.1 2.7 1.9 15.2

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1987-88 22 SAC NBA 61 2170 13.3 .537 .486 2.0 4.9 3.5 27.7 2.0 0.2 19.0 18.0 106 114 3.8 1.6 5 21 -8.0
1988-89 23 SAC NBA 81 3145 14.3 .523 .482 1.6 6.1 3.9 29.2 1.5 0.1 15.7 20.7 106 113 6.3 3.7 10 29 -9.5
1989-90 24 TOT NBA 79 2421 13.3 .526 .482 0.8 6.5 3.7 26.6 1.6 0.2 15.9 18.9 105 113 4.1 2.5 6 24 -9.0
1989-90 24 SAC NBA 46 1747 12.8 .518 .479 0.7 7.0 3.9 25.6 1.6 0.2 15.5 19.4 102 113 1.0 2.2 3 19 -8.0
1989-90 24 ATL NBA 33 674 14.5 .548 .490 1.2 5.3 3.2 29.2 1.6 0.1 16.8 17.4 114 116 3.1 0.3 3 5 -1.0
1990-91 25 HOU NBA 78 2699 18.3 .599 .545 1.4 5.0 3.2 30.9 1.9 0.2 17.1 21.2 117 108 17.3 9.0 26 7 9.5
1991-92 26 HOU NBA 81 2735 15.0 .557 .504 1.4 5.7 3.6 30.9 1.9 0.2 18.2 19.8 109 112 10.3 6.0 16 17 -0.5
1992-93 27 HOU NBA 82 2422 17.1 .633 .585 1.4 5.8 3.7 27.5 1.7 0.2 16.2 18.3 121 109 17.7 6.9 25 7 9.0
1993-94 28 HOU NBA 78 2209 14.2 .581 .542 1.3 5.4 3.5 22.6 1.3 0.1 13.9 18.1 114 107 12.0 7.4 19 6 6.5
1994-95 29 HOU NBA 81 2030 16.2 .640 .604 1.6 6.9 4.4 24.1 1.8 0.3 15.7 17.3 122 111 13.3 4.3 18 8 5.0
1995-96 30 HOU NBA 68 1617 12.5 .568 .531 1.5 5.1 3.4 23.2 1.5 0.1 16.4 17.0 111 112 6.0 2.7 9 10 -0.5
1996-97 31 TOT NBA 48 765 12.3 .580 .546 0.6 6.0 3.3 25.2 1.3 0.0 21.5 19.4 104 115 1.3 0.2 1 8 -3.5
1996-97 31 DET NBA 9 64 14.7 .551 .525 0.0 9.5 4.9 26.6 0.9 0.0 12.6 18.5 115 109 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.0
1996-97 31 ORL NBA 6 47 6.9 .612 .577 2.4 2.6 2.5 14.5 0.0 0.0 30.2 19.5 92 115 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5
1996-97 31 DEN NBA 33 654 12.5 .580 .546 0.5 5.9 3.2 25.9 1.4 0.0 21.7 19.5 104 115 1.0 0.0 1 7 -3.0
Career NBA 737 22213 14.9 .570 .525 1.4 5.8 3.6 27.3 1.7 0.2 16.7 19.0 112 111 92.2 44.1 135 137 -1.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1990-91 25 HOU NBA 3 113 18 38 2 4 8 9 4 8 24 4 1 6 5 46 .474 .500 .889 37.7 15.3 2.7 8.0
1992-93 27 HOU NBA 12 391 63 128 23 46 28 36 2 24 50 9 1 26 18 177 .492 .500 .778 32.6 14.8 2.0 4.2
1993-94 28 HOU NBA 23 696 86 189 34 76 42 52 5 54 94 22 4 33 40 248 .455 .447 .808 30.3 10.8 2.3 4.1
1994-95 29 HOU NBA 22 652 78 178 46 104 36 40 7 49 99 14 3 31 46 238 .438 .442 .900 29.6 10.8 2.2 4.5
1995-96 30 HOU NBA 8 191 23 53 12 31 13 13 4 12 38 5 0 8 14 71 .434 .387 1.000 23.9 8.9 1.5 4.8
Career NBA 68 2043 268 586 117 261 127 150 22 147 305 54 9 104 123 780 .457 .448 .847 30.0 11.5 2.2 4.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1983-84 18 unc 23 667 83 160 44 55 40 114 28 0 71 35 210 .519 .800 29.0 9.1 1.7 5.0
1984-85 19 unc 36 1349 173 334 98 114 92 235 64 1 102 54 444 .518 .860 37.5 12.3 2.6 6.5
1985-86 20 unc 34 1109 164 318 80 99 75 210 52 2 96 49 408 .516 .808 32.6 12.0 2.2 6.2
1986-87 21 unc 34 1092 208 414 87 213 71 88 76 209 51 3 104 47 574 .502 .408 .807 32.1 16.9 2.2 6.1
Career 127 4217 628 1226 87 213 293 356 283 768 195 6 373 185 1636 .512 .408 .823 33.2 12.9 2.2 6.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1987-88 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

MVP Voting
Season Lg Share (Rank)

1990-91 NBA 0.005 (17)

Games

1992-93 NBA 82 (2)

Minutes Played

1988-89 NBA 3145 (5)

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1992-93 NBA .438 (4)
1993-94 NBA .405 (8)
1994-95 NBA .429 (8)
Career NBA .399 (30)
Career .399 (30)

Free Throw Pct

1992-93 NBA .878 (8)
1993-94 NBA .871 (10)
Career NBA .829 (85)
Career .829 (90)

Assists

1988-89 NBA 621 (10)
Career NBA 4073 (84)
Career 4073 (88)

Minutes Per Game

1988-89 NBA 38.8 (7)

Assists Per Game

Career NBA 5.5 (63)
Career 5.5 (64)

True Shooting Pct

1992-93 NBA .633 (2)
1993-94 NBA .581 (10)
1994-95 NBA .640 (4)
Career NBA .570 (66)
Career .570 (66)

Assist Pct

Career NBA 27.3 (71)
Career 27.3 (72)

Offensive Rating

1992-93 NBA 121.3 (5)
1994-95 NBA 121.5 (8)

Loss Shares

1988-89 NBA 29 (5)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.008 (244)
    

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Sacramento Kings NBA $600,000
1988-89 Sacramento Kings NBA $600,000
1989-90 Total NBA *$650,000
1990-91 Houston Rockets NBA $700,000
1991-92 Houston Rockets NBA $1,633,000
1992-93 Houston Rockets NBA $1,983,000
1993-94 Houston Rockets NBA $2,150,000
1994-95 Houston Rockets NBA $2,633,000
1995-96 Houston Rockets NBA $2,683,000
1996-97 Total NBA $190,100
Career (may be incomplete) $13,822,100
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).