Kevin Duckworth vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Kevin Duckworth, 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.

Kevin Duckworth played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Kevin Duckworth had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Kevin Duckworth 11 7 1986-87 to 1996-97
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1986-872014-15
Team San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 65 13.5 5.4 1.2 2.3 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.2 3.0 2.0 4.2 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .687
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 4 13.3 3.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 3.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1987-882015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 78 28.5 15.8 2.9 4.5 7.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.3 3.6 5.8 11.6 .496 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.5 .770
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 4 37.8 21.5 5.0 6.0 11.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 5.3 3.5 8.5 17.5 .486 0.0 0.3 .000 4.5 5.8 .783
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1988-892016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 79 33.7 18.1 3.1 4.9 8.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.8 7.0 14.7 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.4 .757
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 3 27.7 11.3 2.7 3.0 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.7 5.7 4.7 11.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1989-902017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 82 30.0 16.2 2.2 4.0 6.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 2.1 3.3 6.7 14.0 .478 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .740
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 15 30.2 13.1 1.9 3.9 5.8 1.1 0.3 0.6 2.2 4.0 5.5 12.5 .439 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.1 .717
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1990-912018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 81 31.0 15.8 2.2 4.4 6.6 1.1 0.4 0.4 2.3 3.1 6.4 13.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .772
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 16 31.9 11.7 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 2.4 3.3 4.6 11.4 .401 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.5 .732
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 82 27.1 10.7 1.8 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.2 4.4 9.6 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .690
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 21 30.8 11.9 1.9 3.7 5.6 2.0 0.5 0.6 2.1 3.6 5.1 10.3 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .660
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 74 23.8 9.9 1.6 3.6 5.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 3.0 4.1 9.3 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .730
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 4 14.5 4.5 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5 3.0 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 69 21.5 6.6 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.2 2.7 6.4 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .667
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 40 20.5 7.1 1.6 3.3 4.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 2.8 3.0 6.7 .442 0.1 0.3 .200 1.1 1.8 .643
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 8 7.3 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.4 1.8 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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 %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Kevin Duckworth Marcus Smart
Season 1996-97-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Kevin Duckworth 26 14.8 4.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 2.4 1.7 4.0 .437 0.1 0.2 .750 0.4 0.6 .688
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------