Dudley Bradley vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Dudley Bradley, 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.

Dudley Bradley played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Dudley Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Dudley Bradley 9 5 1979-80 to 1988-89
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1979-802014-15
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Dudley Bradley 82 24.7 8.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 3.1 2.6 0.6 2.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .400 1.7 2.1 .782
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1980-812015-16
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Dudley Bradley 82 22.8 8.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 2.9 3.2 6.8 .474 0.0 0.2 .125 1.5 2.2 .702
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 %
Dudley Bradley 2 9.5 4.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 4.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1981-822016-17
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Dudley Bradley 64 14.6 5.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.0 4.4 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 1.2 1.6 .740
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 %
Dudley Bradley 7 3.4 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.1 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1982-832017-18
Team Chicago BullsBoston 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 %
Dudley Bradley 58 11.8 3.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.4 2.7 .516 0.0 0.1 .200 0.6 0.8 .800
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Dudley Bradley didn't play in 1983-84.

Season 5
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1984-852018-19
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Dudley Bradley 73 16.9 4.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.2 2.1 1.9 4.1 .475 0.3 0.9 .313 0.7 1.1 .684
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 %
Dudley Bradley 4 10.3 3.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 1.3 .200 0.8 1.0 .750
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Dudley Bradley 70 12.0 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 .349 0.2 1.0 .250 0.5 0.8 .571
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 %
Dudley Bradley 5 16.4 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 2.4 5.8 .414 0.6 2.0 .300 1.2 1.8 .667
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Dudley Bradley 68 13.2 3.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 1.1 3.1 .357 0.2 0.7 .260 0.7 0.9 .810
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 %
Dudley Bradley 12 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 .364 0.0 0.5 .000 0.1 0.2 .500
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Milwaukee Bucks, 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 %
Dudley Bradley 65 22.1 6.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.3 1.8 0.7 1.4 2.6 2.4 5.6 .427 0.6 1.6 .363 1.1 1.5 .763
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
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
Dudley Bradley Marcus Smart
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Atlanta HawksBoston 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 %
Dudley Bradley 38 7.0 1.9 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.7 2.3 .326 0.2 0.8 .258 0.2 0.4 .500
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
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
Dudley Bradley 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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
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 %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
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