Gradey Dick vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Gradey Dick, 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.

Gradey Dick played 3 years in the NBA, 9 less than Marcus Smart, who played 12. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Gradey Dick 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Marcus Smart 12 9 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gradey Dick Marcus Smart
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston 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%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+7+5.9+0.7+0.4+0.6+1.1+2.0+0.9+0.3-0.5-1.1+0.6+0.3+.058+0.1+0.1+.030+0.5+1.0+.217
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%
Gradey Dick 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
Gradey Dick Marcus Smart
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+7+2.1+5.3+0.4+0.1+0.6+1.2+0.6+0.1-0.2-0.8+1.9+3.3+.062+1.1+2.0+.097+0.4+0.2+.081
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%
Gradey Dick 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

Season 3
Gradey Dick Marcus Smart
Season 2025-262016-17
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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%
Gradey Dick 8 16.3 8.0 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.6 2.3 5.4 .419 1.1 3.1 .360 2.4 3.0 .792
difference:+71+14.1+2.6+0.5+1.0+1.5+4.3+1.2+0.4-1.9-1.8+1.1+4.1+.060+0.1+1.1+.077+0.2+0.2+.020
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%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Marcus Smart played 9 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2018 to 2026—Marcus Smart played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Gradey Dick, Marcus Smart got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
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