Dylan Harper vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Dylan Harper, 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.
Dylan Harper played 1 year in the NBA, 11 less than Marcus Smart, who played 12. Dylan Harper had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 |
| Dylan Harper | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 9 | 2014-15 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Dylan Harper | Marcus Smart | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2014-15 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dylan Harper | 14 | 21.7 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 10.9 | .480 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .273 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .717 |
| difference: | +53 | +5.3 | +5.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +3.8 | +.113 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +.062 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +.071 | |
| 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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Dylan Harper | 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Marcus Smart played 11 seasons more than Dylan Harper in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 2016 to 2026—Marcus Smart played in 8 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Dylan Harper, Marcus Smart got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-Defensive First Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year |