Clemon Johnson vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Clemon Johnson, 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.

Clemon Johnson and Marcus Smart both played 10 years in the NBA. Clemon Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Clemon Johnson 10 8 1978-79 to 1987-88
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1978-792014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Clemon Johnson 74 10.7 3.2 1.1 1.9 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 1.4 2.9 .470 - - - 0.5 1.0 .486
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 %
Clemon Johnson 3 15.7 4.7 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 1.7 1.3 3.7 .364 - - - 2.0 3.7 .545
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1979-802015-16
Team Indiana PacersBoston 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 %
Clemon Johnson 79 19.5 6.0 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.5 0.6 1.5 1.0 2.7 2.5 5.0 .503 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .632
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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1980-812016-17
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Clemon Johnson 81 20.3 7.2 2.1 3.6 5.8 1.8 0.5 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.9 5.8 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .593
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 %
Clemon Johnson 2 27.5 7.5 5.0 5.0 10.0 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 6.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 5.0 .500
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1981-822017-18
Team Indiana PacersBoston 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 %
Clemon Johnson 79 25.1 9.5 2.3 4.9 7.2 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 3.1 3.9 8.1 .487 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .651
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 %
Clemon Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1982-832018-19
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Clemon Johnson 83 23.1 8.5 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.7 3.6 7.0 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .617
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 %
Clemon Johnson 12 16.8 4.2 1.8 1.8 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.0 2.3 2.1 4.1 .510 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1983-842019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Clemon Johnson 80 21.5 5.7 1.6 3.3 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.6 2.4 5.2 .468 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .611
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 %
Clemon Johnson 5 9.0 1.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.4 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1984-852020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Clemon Johnson 58 15.1 4.7 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.9 2.0 4.1 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .735
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 %
Clemon Johnson 13 12.7 3.2 1.3 1.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.5 1.0 2.5 .394 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.6 .762
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Clemon Johnson 75 14.3 3.5 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .630
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 %
Clemon Johnson 12 25.3 6.2 1.9 3.1 5.0 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.8 2.9 2.4 4.4 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .640
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

Season 9
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Clemon Johnson 78 13.5 3.2 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.1 2.3 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .636
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 %
Clemon Johnson 14 18.7 4.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.7 3.8 .453 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .632
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
Clemon Johnson Marcus Smart
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Clemon Johnson 74 9.8 1.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.7 1.4 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .688
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 %
Clemon Johnson 5 7.8 1.4 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.0 0.6 1.4 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
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