De'Andre Hunter vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and De'Andre Hunter, 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 / Games against each other

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.

De'Andre Hunter played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Marcus Smart, who played 12. De'Andre Hunter had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
De'Andre Hunter 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26
Marcus Smart 12 9 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
difference:+4+5.0+4.5+0.2+1.4+1.2+1.3+0.8-0.3-0.3+1.8+3.7+.043+0.3+0.7+.020+0.5+0.4+.118
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------
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
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
difference:+38+2.2+5.9+0.5+1.1+0.6+1.1+0.7+0.2-0.4+2.2+2.1+.136+0.3+0.1+.073+1.1+1.0+.082
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750
difference:+1+1.8+1.2+0.9+0.4+0.5+2.4+1.5+0.2-1.1-0.6+0.1+1.0+.033+0.6+2.1+.031+0.4+0.3+.060
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
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
difference:+26+0.6+2.8+0.5+0.1+0.6+3.3+0.9-0.7-0.5+1.4+1.3+.083+0.2+0.5+.096+0.2+0.1+.047
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800
difference:+13+5.1+12.6+0.9+0.9+4.1+0.7+0.7-0.1-1.2+5.2+6.6+.206+0.8+1.1+.065+1.4+1.2+.160
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
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 67 31.7 15.4 0.7 3.6 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 5.7 12.3 .461 1.5 4.3 .350 2.6 3.1 .826
difference:+13+1.8+5.2+0.1+0.9+0.7+3.4+0.8+0.1-1.2-0.5+2.2+2.8+.094+0.1+0.3+.049+0.8+0.6+.097
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 6 37.3 16.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5 14.2 .459 2.3 6.3 .368 1.3 1.7 .800
difference:+9+7.4+6.9+0.3+1.7+2.0+4.1+1.0+0.4-0.9-0.4+3.3+4.7+.123+1.3+1.8+.147+1.1+1.6+.065
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
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did not playCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 57 29.5 15.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 11.6 .459 2.1 5.3 .385 2.9 3.4 .847
difference:+23+2.0+6.7+0.2+1.2+1.0+2.5+1.1+0.1-0.1+2.3+4.5+.037+0.5+1.0+.021+1.6+1.8+.041
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------
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
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 64 27.2 17.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 11.9 .470 2.5 6.1 .405 3.4 4.0 .846
difference:+4+4.8+4.1+0.2+0.2+3.5+0.9+0.3-0.4-0.3+1.3+0.5+.095+0.2+0.5+.058+1.3+1.5+.010
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 8 23.1 11.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.4 7.9 .429 1.5 3.3 .462 2.8 3.3 .846
difference:+9+15.0+3.5+0.2+1.7+1.6+3.6+0.7+0.4-1.7-1.1+1.2+3.7+.035+0.9+3.9+.129+0.1+.029
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
De'Andre Hunter Marcus Smart
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 30 27.8 14.7 0.7 3.6 4.2 2.1 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.7 4.9 11.6 .425 1.8 5.8 .314 3.0 3.5 .856
difference:+18+5.1+1.6+0.1+0.9+0.7+3.6+0.8+0.3-0.5-0.1+0.7+1.0+.027+0.1+0.1+.016+0.3+0.1+.066
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Marcus Smart played 5 seasons more than De'Andre Hunter in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Marcus Smart played in two Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over De'Andre Hunter, Marcus Smart got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
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