Steve Smith
SG · 2TM
Seasons 1991-92–2004-05 · 14 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1969
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Player info
| Nickname | Smitty |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #8 (also #3) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1969-03-31 |
| College | Michigan State |
| Drafted | 1991 · Round 1, Pick 5 · Miami Heat |
| Seasons | 1991-92–2004-05 (14) |
Career averages
14.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.1 APG · 942 games · .440 FG% · .358 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | MIA | 22 | 61 | 29.6 | .454 | .320 | .748 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 12.5 | .513 |
| 1992-93 | MIA | 23 | 48 | 33.5 | .451 | .402 | .787 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 16.1 | .543 |
| 1993-94 | MIA | 24 | 78 | 35.6 | .456 | .347 | .835 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 17.3 | 17.2 | .552 |
| 1994-95 | 2TM | 25 | 80 | 33.3 | .426 | .329 | .841 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 16.1 | .559 |
| MIA | 25 | 2 | 31.0 | .379 | .167 | .773 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 19.5 | .530 | |
| ATL | 25 | 78 | 33.4 | .427 | .334 | .845 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 | .560 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 26 | 80 | 35.7 | .432 | .331 | .826 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 18.1 | 16.6 | .551 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 27 | 72 | 39.1 | .429 | .335 | .847 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 20.1 | 17.4 | .548 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 28 | 73 | 39.1 | .444 | .351 | .855 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 20.1 | 18.8 | .563 |
| 1998-99 | ATL | 29 | 36 | 36.5 | .402 | .338 | .849 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 18.7 | 17.9 | .526 |
| 1999-00 | POR | 30 | 82 | 32.8 | .467 | .398 | .850 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 14.9 | 17.3 | .584 |
| 2000-01 | POR | 31 | 81 | 31.4 | .456 | .339 | .890 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 15.9 | .587 |
| 2001-02 | SAS | 32 | 77 | 28.7 | .455 | .472 | .878 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 13.9 | .588 |
| 2002-03 | SAS | 33 | 53 | 19.5 | .388 | .331 | .833 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 12.0 | .528 |
| 2003-04 | NOH | 34 | 71 | 13.1 | .406 | .402 | .928 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 11.8 | .543 |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 35 | 50 | 15.0 | .411 | .390 | .863 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 13.6 | .554 |
| CHA | 35 | 37 | 17.2 | .427 | .422 | .870 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 14.8 | .578 | |
| MIA | 35 | 13 | 8.8 | .300 | .200 | .667 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | .367 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | MIA | 61 | 59 | 1,806 | 297 | 654 | .454 | 40 | 125 | 95 | 127 | 188 | 278 | 59 | 19 | 152 | 729 |
| 1992-93 | MIA | 48 | 43 | 1,610 | 279 | 619 | .451 | 53 | 132 | 155 | 197 | 197 | 267 | 50 | 16 | 129 | 766 |
| 1993-94 | MIA | 78 | 77 | 2,776 | 491 | 1,076 | .456 | 91 | 262 | 273 | 327 | 352 | 394 | 84 | 35 | 202 | 1,346 |
| 1994-95 | 2TM | 80 | 61 | 2,665 | 428 | 1,005 | .426 | 137 | 416 | 312 | 371 | 276 | 274 | 62 | 33 | 155 | 1,305 |
| MIA | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 29 | .379 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 41 | |
| ATL | 78 | 59 | 2,603 | 417 | 976 | .427 | 135 | 404 | 295 | 349 | 270 | 267 | 60 | 32 | 151 | 1,264 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 80 | 80 | 2,856 | 494 | 1,143 | .432 | 140 | 423 | 318 | 385 | 326 | 224 | 68 | 17 | 151 | 1,446 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 72 | 72 | 2,818 | 491 | 1,145 | .429 | 130 | 388 | 333 | 393 | 238 | 305 | 62 | 23 | 176 | 1,445 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 73 | 73 | 2,857 | 489 | 1,101 | .444 | 97 | 276 | 389 | 455 | 309 | 292 | 75 | 29 | 176 | 1,464 |
| 1998-99 | ATL | 36 | 36 | 1,314 | 217 | 540 | .402 | 47 | 139 | 191 | 225 | 151 | 118 | 36 | 11 | 99 | 672 |
| 1999-00 | POR | 82 | 81 | 2,689 | 420 | 900 | .467 | 96 | 241 | 289 | 340 | 313 | 209 | 71 | 31 | 117 | 1,225 |
| 2000-01 | POR | 81 | 36 | 2,542 | 359 | 788 | .456 | 78 | 230 | 309 | 347 | 272 | 213 | 48 | 24 | 137 | 1,105 |
| 2001-02 | SAS | 77 | 76 | 2,211 | 310 | 682 | .455 | 116 | 246 | 159 | 181 | 193 | 151 | 54 | 15 | 108 | 895 |
| 2002-03 | SAS | 53 | 18 | 1,032 | 113 | 291 | .388 | 39 | 118 | 95 | 114 | 99 | 70 | 28 | 9 | 43 | 360 |
| 2003-04 | NOH | 71 | 4 | 929 | 119 | 293 | .406 | 43 | 107 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 358 |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 50 | 1 | 750 | 102 | 248 | .411 | 41 | 105 | 69 | 80 | 65 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 314 |
| CHA | 37 | 1 | 636 | 93 | 218 | .427 | 38 | 90 | 67 | 77 | 49 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 291 | |
| MIA | 13 | 0 | 114 | 9 | 30 | .300 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| Career | 942 | — | — | 4,609 | 10,485 | .440 | 1148 | 3208 | 3064 | 3625 | 3060 | 2922 | 726 | 275 | 1714 | 13,430 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | MIA | 61 | 29.6 | 5.9 | 13.0 | .454 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 14.5 |
| 1992-93 | MIA | 48 | 33.5 | 6.2 | 13.8 | .451 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 17.1 |
| 1993-94 | MIA | 78 | 35.6 | 6.4 | 14.0 | .456 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 17.5 |
| 1994-95 | 2TM | 80 | 33.3 | 5.8 | 13.6 | .426 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 17.6 |
| MIA | 2 | 31.0 | 6.4 | 16.8 | .379 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 23.8 | |
| ATL | 78 | 33.4 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .427 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 17.5 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 80 | 35.7 | 6.2 | 14.4 | .432 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 18.2 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 72 | 39.1 | 6.3 | 14.6 | .429 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 18.5 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 73 | 39.1 | 6.2 | 13.9 | .444 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 18.4 |
| 1998-99 | ATL | 36 | 36.5 | 5.9 | 14.8 | .402 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 18.4 |
| 1999-00 | POR | 82 | 32.8 | 5.6 | 12.0 | .467 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 2000-01 | POR | 81 | 31.4 | 5.1 | 11.2 | .456 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| 2001-02 | SAS | 77 | 28.7 | 5.0 | 11.1 | .455 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 14.6 |
| 2002-03 | SAS | 53 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 10.2 | .388 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003-04 | NOH | 71 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 11.4 | .406 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 50 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 11.9 | .411 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 15.1 |
| CHA | 37 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 12.3 | .427 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 16.5 | |
| MIA | 13 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 9.5 | .300 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | MIA | 61 | 1,806 | 12.5 | .513 | 20.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .040 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -1.3 | +0.3 |
| 1992-93 | MIA | 48 | 1,610 | 16.1 | .543 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .104 | +2.0 | -0.4 | +1.6 | +1.5 |
| 1993-94 | MIA | 78 | 2,776 | 17.2 | .552 | 22.1 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 8.1 | .141 | +3.2 | -0.6 | +2.6 | +3.2 |
| 1994-95 | 2TM | 80 | 2,665 | 16.1 | .559 | 22.5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 7.8 | .140 | +1.7 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +2.1 |
| MIA | 2 | 62 | 19.5 | .530 | 30.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .153 | +1.9 | -2.1 | -0.2 | +0.0 | |
| ATL | 78 | 2,603 | 16.1 | .560 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | .139 | +1.7 | -0.5 | +1.2 | +2.1 | |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 80 | 2,856 | 16.6 | .551 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 7.9 | .133 | +2.3 | -1.3 | +1.0 | +2.1 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 72 | 2,818 | 17.4 | .548 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 9.1 | .154 | +2.7 | -1.0 | +1.7 | +2.7 |
| 1997-98 | ATL | 73 | 2,857 | 18.8 | .563 | 23.9 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 10.2 | .171 | +3.9 | -0.9 | +3.0 | +3.6 |
| 1998-99 | ATL | 36 | 1,314 | 17.9 | .526 | 26.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.4 | .162 | +2.9 | +0.2 | +3.1 | +1.7 |
| 1999-00 | POR | 82 | 2,689 | 17.3 | .584 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 10.4 | .186 | +2.8 | +0.1 | +2.9 | +3.3 |
| 2000-01 | POR | 81 | 2,542 | 15.9 | .587 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 8.2 | .155 | +1.5 | -0.9 | +0.6 | +1.7 |
| 2001-02 | SAS | 77 | 2,211 | 13.9 | .588 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .139 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.6 |
| 2002-03 | SAS | 53 | 1,032 | 12.0 | .528 | 17.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .117 | -0.5 | +0.1 | -0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2003-04 | NOH | 71 | 929 | 11.8 | .543 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .099 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 2004-05 | 2TM | 50 | 750 | 13.6 | .554 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | .113 | +0.8 | -0.8 | +0.0 | +0.4 |
| CHA | 37 | 636 | 14.8 | .578 | 19.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | .128 | +1.5 | -0.9 | +0.6 | +0.4 | |
| MIA | 13 | 114 | 7.0 | .367 | 14.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .028 | -3.6 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 942 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83.7 | — | — | — | — | +24.6 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Shooting by distance — 2004-05
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 17% | .600 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 3% | 0.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 10% | .333 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 20% | .333 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 50% | .200 |
Average shot distance 17.1 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 33% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1991-92 | $2,250,000 |
| 1992-93 | $2,252,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,252,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,935,900 |
| 1995-96 | $2,568,000 |
| 1996-97 | $4,500,000 |
| 1997-98 | $5,400,000 |
| 1998-99 | $6,300,000 |
| 1999-00 | $7,200,000 |
| 2000-01 | $8,100,000 |
| 2001-02 | $9,000,000 |
| 2002-03 | $9,900,000 |
| Career earnings | $61,657,900 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Steve Smith's career stats?
Steve Smith has averaged 14.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.1 APG over 14 seasons (1991-92–2004-05).
How much does Steve Smith make?
Steve Smith's salary is $9,900,000 for the 2002-03 season, with career earnings of about $61.7M.
How tall is Steve Smith?
Steve Smith is 6-8 (200 lb).
When was Steve Smith drafted?
Steve Smith was drafted in 1991, round 1, pick 5, by the Miami Heat.