Dalton Knecht vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Dalton Knecht, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Marcus Smart, who played 12. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Marcus Smart |
12 |
9 |
2014-15 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
78 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.376 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.762 |
| difference: | +11 | +7.8 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -1.4 | +0.7 | | +.094 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.041 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.116 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +2 | +20.5 | +7.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -3.0 | +2.5 | +4.8 | +.083 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +.019 | +2.0 | +3.8 | |
| 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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
7 |
18.7 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.444 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
.200 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
| difference: | +54 | +8.6 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +.096 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.053 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +.023 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Marcus Smart played 10 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 2017 to 2026—Marcus Smart played in 7 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Marcus Smart got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-Defensive First Team
1 Defensive Player of the Year
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