Danny Ainge vs Kenny Smith

Danny AingeKenny Smith

Danny Ainge and Kenny Smith compared on their NBA careers: Danny Ainge played 14 seasons, 1981-82 to 1994-95, Kenny Smith 10 seasons, 1987-88 to 1996-97. Danny Ainge averaged 11.5 points a game to Kenny Smith's 12.8. Danny Ainge won 2 titles, Kenny Smith won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Danny Ainge and Kenny Smith career per game
1,042GP737
26.6MIN30.1
11.5PTS12.8
2.7REB2
4AST5.5
1.1STL1
0.1BLK0.1
46.9FG%48
37.83P%39.9
84.6FT%82.9
55.5TS%57

Career totals

Danny Ainge and Kenny Smith career totals
11,964PTS9,397
2,768REB1,454
4,199AST4,073
1,133STL759
132BLK65
46.9FG%48
37.83P%39.9
84.6FT%82.9
55.5TS%57

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Danny Ainge and Kenny Smith postseason
193GP68
26.1MIN30
9.9PTS11.5
2.3REB2.2
3.4AST4.5
0.9STL0.8
0.1BLK0.1
45.6FG%45.7
39.73P%44.8
82.9FT%84.7
55TS%59.8

Where each stands all time

Danny Ainge and Kenny Smith all-time places
235th (11,964)Points—
101st (4,199)Assists107th (4,073)
185th (1,002)3-pointers made—
107th (1,133)Steals272nd (759)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Danny Ainge: 2 championships; none on file
  • Kenny Smith: 2 championships; All-Rookie First Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Danny Ainge and Kenny Smith season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1981-824.11.11.61987-8813.82.37.1
2nd1982-839.92.73.11988-8917.32.87.7
3rd1983-845.41.62.31989-9011.925.6
4th1984-8512.93.65.31990-9117.72.17.1
5th1985-8610.72.95.11991-92142.26.9
6th1986-8714.83.45.61992-931325.4
7th1987-8815.73.16.21993-9411.61.84.2
8th1988-8917.53.55.51994-9510.41.94
9th1989-9017.94.361995-968.51.43.6
10th1990-9111.12.63.61996-976.30.92.4
11th1991-929.71.82.5————
12th1992-9311.82.73.3————
13th1993-948.91.92.6————
14th1994-957.71.52.8————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST