Gary Harris vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Gary Harris, 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.

Gary Harris and Marcus Smart both played 10 years in the NBA. Gary Harris had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Gary Harris 10 3 2014-15 to 2023-24
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2014-152014-15
Team Denver NuggetsBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 55 13.1 3.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.2 3.9 .304 0.4 1.9 .204 0.6 0.9 .745
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2015-162015-16
Team Denver NuggetsBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 76 32.1 12.3 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.9 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.9 4.7 10.1 .469 1.4 3.9 .354 1.4 1.8 .820
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Denver NuggetsBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 57 31.3 14.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.9 1.2 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.6 11.2 .502 1.9 4.5 .420 1.8 2.4 .776
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Denver NuggetsBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 67 34.4 17.5 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.9 1.8 0.2 1.8 1.8 6.6 13.6 .485 2.3 5.9 .396 2.0 2.4 .827
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Gary Harris 57 28.8 12.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.0 4.7 11.2 .424 1.4 4.2 .339 2.0 2.5 .799
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 %
Gary Harris 14 36.9 14.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.8 2.7 5.2 11.3 .462 1.4 4.1 .351 2.4 2.7 .868
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Gary Harris 56 31.8 10.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.9 9.3 .420 1.3 3.8 .333 1.3 1.6 .815
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 %
Gary Harris 14 27.1 7.4 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 3.2 2.4 6.4 .378 1.4 3.7 .365 1.2 1.6 .773
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Denver Nuggets, Orlando MagicBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 39 27.7 9.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.8 3.5 8.8 .400 1.2 3.6 .340 1.6 2.0 .821
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Orlando MagicBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 61 28.4 11.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.9 9.1 .434 1.9 5.0 .384 1.4 1.6 .874
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Orlando MagicBoston 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 %
Gary Harris 48 24.7 8.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.9 6.4 .450 2.0 4.5 .431 0.6 0.6 .900
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 %
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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

Gary Harris Marcus Smart
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Orlando MagicMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East 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 %
Gary Harris 54 24.0 6.9 0.4 1.2 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.5 .441 1.4 3.8 .371 0.6 0.8 .756
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 %
Gary Harris 6 26.5 4.2 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 3.0 1.3 4.7 .286 1.2 3.7 .318 0.3 0.3 1.000
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------