Marcus Smart vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Marcus Smart, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Marcus Smart played 11 years in the NBA, 9 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Marcus Smart had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Marcus Smart | 11 | 9 | 2014-15 to 2024-25 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Marcus Smart | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.7 | +13.6 | +1.4 | +6.0 | +7.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +3.3 | -2.4 | -0.4 | +5.2 | +9.6 | +.098 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +.010 | +2.9 | +3.3 | +.150 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Marcus Smart | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +15 | +5.9 | +15.2 | +0.6 | +6.3 | +6.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +3.5 | -1.9 | -0.7 | +5.9 | +9.9 | +.128 | +2.1 | +4.8 | +.099 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.059 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Marcus Smart played 9 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 11, from 2017 to 2025—Marcus Smart played in 7 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Marcus Smart got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-Defensive First Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year |