Johnny Moore vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Johnny Moore, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Johnny Moore played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Johnny Moore had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Marcus Smart had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Johnny Moore 9 5 1980-81 to 1989-90
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1980-812014-15
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 82 19.2 7.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 4.5 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.0 6.3 .479 0.0 0.2 .053 1.3 2.1 .610
Marcus Smart 67 27.0 7.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 3.1 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.6 2.6 7.1 .367 1.4 4.1 .335 1.2 1.9 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 7 17.7 6.0 1.1 0.7 1.9 3.9 1.4 0.1 1.1 2.0 2.6 5.3 .486 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.1 .750
Marcus Smart 4 22.5 9.8 1.3 1.5 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.5 7.3 .483 0.8 3.3 .231 2.0 3.8 .533

Season 2
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1981-822015-16
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 79 29.0 9.4 0.8 2.7 3.5 9.6 2.1 0.2 2.2 3.2 3.9 8.4 .463 0.0 0.3 .048 1.5 2.3 .670
Marcus Smart 61 27.3 9.1 1.2 2.9 4.2 3.0 1.5 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.0 8.7 .348 1.0 4.0 .253 2.1 2.7 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 9 32.4 10.4 1.0 2.4 3.4 10.3 1.7 0.7 1.7 4.2 4.3 9.1 .476 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 3.0 .593
Marcus Smart 6 32.2 12.0 1.3 3.2 4.5 3.0 1.7 0.8 2.5 2.8 3.7 10.0 .367 1.8 5.3 .344 2.8 3.5 .810

Season 3
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1982-832016-17
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 77 33.1 12.2 0.8 2.8 3.6 9.8 2.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 5.1 10.9 .468 0.1 0.3 .227 1.9 2.6 .744
Marcus Smart 79 30.4 10.6 1.0 2.9 3.9 4.6 1.6 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.4 9.5 .359 1.2 4.2 .283 2.6 3.2 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 11 37.6 22.5 0.7 3.5 4.3 14.6 2.5 0.3 2.5 3.7 9.5 17.9 .533 0.8 1.5 .529 2.5 3.2 .800
Marcus Smart 18 29.9 8.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 4.7 1.5 0.9 2.1 2.8 2.6 7.4 .351 1.6 4.1 .397 1.8 2.8 .640

Season 4
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1983-842017-18
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 59 28.0 10.1 0.6 2.4 3.0 9.6 2.1 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.9 8.8 .446 0.5 1.5 .322 1.8 2.4 .755
Marcus Smart 54 29.9 10.2 0.8 2.7 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.4 2.4 2.5 3.5 9.5 .367 1.4 4.6 .301 1.8 2.5 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart 15 29.9 9.8 0.9 2.8 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 2.4 2.9 3.2 9.5 .336 1.0 4.5 .221 2.4 3.3 .735

Season 5
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1984-852018-19
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 82 32.8 12.8 1.1 3.5 4.6 10.0 2.8 0.2 2.9 3.0 5.1 11.1 .457 0.3 1.1 .281 2.3 3.0 .762
Marcus Smart 80 27.5 8.9 0.7 2.2 2.9 4.0 1.8 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.0 7.1 .422 1.6 4.3 .364 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 5 33.6 13.2 2.6 3.4 6.0 8.4 2.0 0.4 3.2 3.4 5.0 10.8 .463 0.2 0.6 .333 3.0 4.6 .652
Marcus Smart 2 16.0 3.5 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 5.5 .091 0.5 5.5 .091 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 6
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1985-862019-20
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 28 30.6 13.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 9.0 2.5 0.2 2.9 2.8 5.4 10.8 .495 0.1 0.8 .182 2.1 3.1 .686
Marcus Smart 60 32.0 12.9 0.7 3.1 3.8 4.9 1.7 0.5 1.7 2.7 4.3 11.4 .375 2.3 6.6 .347 2.1 2.5 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart 17 38.1 14.5 0.6 4.6 5.2 4.6 1.2 0.5 2.6 3.2 4.6 11.6 .394 2.4 7.2 .333 2.9 3.3 .875

Season 7
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1986-872020-21
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 55 22.4 8.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.5 1.5 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.6 8.1 .442 0.4 1.4 .278 1.0 1.3 .800
Marcus Smart 48 32.9 13.1 0.8 2.7 3.5 5.7 1.5 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.2 10.6 .398 1.9 5.9 .330 2.7 3.4 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart 5 36.6 17.8 0.8 3.6 4.4 6.0 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.8 5.8 13.2 .439 3.2 8.6 .372 3.0 4.2 .714

Season 8
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1987-882021-22
Team San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 5 12.2 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Marcus Smart 71 32.3 12.1 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.9 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.3 4.2 10.1 .418 1.7 5.1 .331 2.0 2.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart 21 36.2 15.4 1.0 3.6 4.5 5.9 1.2 0.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 13.3 .405 2.3 6.5 .350 2.4 3.0 .806

Note: Johnny Moore didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 9
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season 1989-902022-23
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 53 9.7 2.2 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.4 .373 0.2 0.6 .235 0.3 0.5 .593
Marcus Smart 61 32.1 11.5 0.8 2.4 3.1 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 4.1 9.9 .415 1.9 5.6 .336 1.4 1.9 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore 9 9.6 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.7 .000 0.4 0.9 .500
Marcus Smart 20 34.0 14.9 1.1 3.0 4.0 5.1 1.3 0.3 2.3 1.9 5.1 11.2 .453 2.2 6.1 .361 2.6 3.3 .800

Season 10
Johnny Moore Marcus Smart
Season -2023-24
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart 20 30.3 14.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 4.3 2.1 0.3 3.1 2.7 5.1 11.9 .430 2.1 6.7 .313 2.2 2.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Moore ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
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