Greg Monroe vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Greg Monroe, 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.

Greg Monroe and Marcus Smart both played 10 years in the NBA. Greg Monroe had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Greg Monroe 10 4 2010-11 to 2021-22
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2010-112014-15
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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 %
Greg Monroe 80 27.8 9.4 3.1 4.4 7.5 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.5 3.8 6.9 .551 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.9 .622
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 %
Greg Monroe ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2011-122015-16
Team Detroit PistonsBoston 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 %
Greg Monroe 66 31.5 15.4 3.6 6.0 9.7 2.3 1.3 0.7 2.4 2.7 6.2 11.8 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.1 .739
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 %
Greg Monroe ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2012-132016-17
Team Detroit PistonsBoston 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 %
Greg Monroe 81 33.2 16.0 2.9 6.7 9.6 3.5 1.3 0.7 2.9 2.3 6.3 13.1 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.8 .689
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 %
Greg Monroe ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Detroit PistonsBoston 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 %
Greg Monroe 82 32.8 15.2 3.1 6.1 9.3 2.1 1.1 0.6 2.0 2.5 6.1 12.4 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.5 .657
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 %
Greg Monroe ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Greg Monroe 69 31.0 15.9 3.3 6.9 10.2 2.1 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.1 6.1 12.4 .496 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.9 .750
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 %
Greg Monroe ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
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 %
Greg Monroe 79 29.3 15.3 2.8 6.1 8.8 2.3 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.1 6.2 11.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .740
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 %
Greg Monroe ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Greg Monroe 81 22.5 11.7 2.1 4.5 6.6 2.3 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.8 9.0 .533 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.0 .741
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 %
Greg Monroe 6 23.5 13.2 2.8 4.5 7.3 1.7 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.7 4.5 8.5 .529 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.0 .833
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Greg Monroe 51 20.4 10.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.9 4.3 7.6 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .739
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 %
Greg Monroe 11 9.5 4.8 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.8 1.7 3.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .682
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

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Greg Monroe 43 11.2 5.3 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.4 .487 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.7 .625
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 %
Greg Monroe 10 9.0 4.0 1.4 1.7 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.6 4.0 .400 0.1 0.4 .250 0.7 0.9 .778
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

Note: Greg Monroe didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 10

Greg Monroe Marcus Smart
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Utah Jazz, Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Greg Monroe 14 13.9 5.4 2.1 2.4 4.6 1.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.3 4.1 .561 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .522
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 %
Greg Monroe 2 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------