Joe Dumars vs Kenny Smith

Joe DumarsKenny Smith

Joe Dumars and Kenny Smith compared on their NBA careers: Joe Dumars played 14 seasons, 1985-86 to 1998-99, Kenny Smith 10 seasons, 1987-88 to 1996-97. Joe Dumars averaged 16.1 points a game to Kenny Smith's 12.8. Joe Dumars won 2 titles, Kenny Smith won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Dumars and Kenny Smith career per game
1,018GP737
34.5MIN30.1
16.1PTS12.8
2.2REB2
4.5AST5.5
0.9STL1
0.1BLK0.1
46FG%48
38.23P%39.9
84.3FT%82.9
55.4TS%57

Career totals

Joe Dumars and Kenny Smith career totals
16,401PTS9,397
2,203REB1,454
4,612AST4,073
902STL759
83BLK65
46FG%48
38.23P%39.9
84.3FT%82.9
55.4TS%57

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Joe Dumars and Kenny Smith postseason
112GP68
36.6MIN30
15.6PTS11.5
2.3REB2.2
4.6AST4.5
0.8STL0.8
0.1BLK0.1
46.2FG%45.7
35.83P%44.8
85.5FT%84.7
54.5TS%59.8

Where each stands all time

Joe Dumars and Kenny Smith all-time places
106th (16,401)Points—
77th (4,612)Assists107th (4,073)
189th (990)3-pointers made—
194th (902)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

  • Joe Dumars: 2 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-Defensive First Team ×4, Finals MVP, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-Defensive Second Team, All-NBA Second Team
  • 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.

Joe Dumars 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.
1st1985-869.41.54.81987-8813.82.37.1
2nd1986-8711.82.14.51988-8917.32.87.7
3rd1987-8814.22.44.71989-9011.925.6
4th1988-8917.22.55.71990-9117.72.17.1
5th1989-9017.82.84.91991-92142.26.9
6th1990-9120.42.35.51992-931325.4
7th1991-9219.92.34.61993-9411.61.84.2
8th1992-9323.51.941994-9510.41.94
9th1993-9420.42.23.81995-968.51.43.6
10th1994-9518.12.45.51996-976.30.92.4
11th1995-9611.82.14————
12th1996-9714.72.44————
13th1997-9813.11.43.5————
14th1998-9911.31.83.5————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST