Patty Mills vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Patty Mills, 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.

Patty Mills played 16 years in the NBA, 5 more than Marcus Smart, who played 11. Patty Mills had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Patty Mills 16 14 2009-10 to 2024-25
Marcus Smart 11 9 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2009-102014-15
Team 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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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 10 3.8 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.7 .571
difference:+57+23.2+5.2+0.8+2.3+3.1+2.6+1.5+0.3-0.9-2.0+1.6+4.7+.050+1.2+3.7+.165+0.8+1.2+.075
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%
Patty Mills 3 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+1+18.5+7.8+1.3+1.5+2.8+0.3+0.3+0.3-0.7-2.7+2.8+6.0+.017+0.5+3.0+.769+1.7+3.5+.467
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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%
Patty Mills 64 12.2 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 5.1 .412 0.7 2.1 .353 0.6 0.7 .766
difference:+3+15.1+3.6+0.9+2.4+3.4+1.3+1.1+0.3-0.3-2.0+0.9+3.6+.064+0.3+1.9+.100+1.5+2.0+.011
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%
Patty Mills 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+4+29.7+12.0+1.3+2.7+4.0+3.0+1.7+0.8-2.0-2.8+3.7+9.0+.367+1.8+4.8+.344+2.8+3.5
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2011-122016-17
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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%
Patty Mills 16 16.3 10.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.9 3.9 8.1 .485 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 0.9 1.000
difference:+63+14.1+0.3+0.7+1.4+2.1+2.2+1.0+0.3-0.4-1.5+0.5+1.4+.126+0.3+0.7+.146+1.7+2.3+.188
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%
Patty Mills 8 3.9 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 .545 0.4 0.6 .600 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+10+26.0+6.7+1.2+3.1+4.3+4.1+1.4+0.9-1.7-2.5+1.8+6.0+.194+1.2+3.5+.203+1.8+2.8
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2012-132017-18
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 58 11.3 5.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 4.2 .469 0.9 2.2 .400 0.3 0.3 .842
difference:+4+18.6+5.1+0.6+2.0+2.6+3.7+0.9+0.3-1.7-1.6+1.6+5.3+.102+0.5+2.4+.099+1.5+2.2+.113
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 9 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+6+26.5+8.5+0.8+2.6+3.4+5.1+1.7+0.7-2.3-2.7+2.6+8.4+.164+0.8+3.7+.065+2.4+3.3
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2013-142018-19
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 81 18.9 10.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.8 8.2 .464 1.7 3.9 .425 0.9 1.0 .890
difference:+1+8.6+1.3+0.3+0.5+0.8+2.2+1.0+0.3-0.7-1.1+0.8+1.1+.042+0.1+0.4+.061+0.4+0.6+.084
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 23 15.3 7.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.7 6.1 .447 1.4 3.4 .405 0.4 0.6 .769
difference:+21+0.7+3.8+1.9+1.4+0.5+0.6+0.8-0.9-0.2+2.2+0.6+.356+0.9+2.1+.314+1.6+2.4+.102
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2014-152019-20
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 51 15.7 6.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.5 6.6 .381 1.2 3.6 .341 0.6 0.8 .825
difference:+9+16.3+6.0+0.3+2.0+2.3+3.2+1.2+0.5-1.0-1.6+1.8+4.8+.006+1.1+3.0+.006+1.5+1.7+.011
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 7 16.0 10.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.0 6.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .571 1.9 1.9 1.000
difference:+10+22.1+4.4+2.5+2.5+3.5+0.9+0.5-1.9-1.1+1.6+5.6+.106+0.1+3.2+.238+1.0+1.4+.125
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2015-162020-21
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 81 20.5 8.5 0.3 1.6 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.3 3.2 7.6 .425 1.5 4.0 .384 0.6 0.7 .810
difference:+33+12.4+4.6+0.5+1.1+1.5+2.9+0.8+0.4-1.1-1.3+1.0+3.0+.027+0.4+1.9+.054+2.1+2.7+.020
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 10 16.7 6.6 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.3 2.3 5.3 .434 1.3 3.6 .361 0.7 1.1 .636
difference:+5+19.9+11.2+0.8+2.2+3.0+4.0+0.3+0.2-2.0-2.5+3.5+7.9+.005+1.9+5.0+.011+2.3+3.1+.078
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2016-172021-22
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 80 21.9 9.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.4 3.4 7.8 .440 1.8 4.4 .414 0.8 1.0 .825
difference:+9+10.4+2.6+0.3+1.7+2.0+2.4+0.9+0.3-0.9-0.9+0.8+2.3+.022+0.1+0.7+.083+1.2+1.5+.032
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 16 26.0 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.6 8.8 .407 2.0 5.6 .360 1.2 1.4 .864
difference:+5+10.2+5.1+0.7+1.8+2.4+3.2+0.4+0.1-1.2-1.3+1.8+4.5+.002+0.3+0.9+.010+1.2+1.6+.058
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2017-182022-23
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 82 25.7 10.0 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.4 8.3 .411 1.9 5.0 .372 1.3 1.4 .890
difference:+21+6.4+1.5+0.5+0.8+1.2+3.5+0.8+0.3-1.0-1.2+0.7+1.6+.004+0.6+.036+0.1+0.5+.144
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 5 33.0 13.4 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 5.0 11.4 .439 2.6 7.0 .371 0.8 1.0 .800
difference:+15+1.0+1.5+0.7+1.4+2.0+2.5+0.7+0.1-0.5-1.1+0.1+0.2+.014+0.4+0.9+.010+1.8+2.3
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

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2018-192023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 82 23.3 9.9 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.6 3.4 8.1 .425 1.9 4.9 .394 1.1 1.3 .854
difference:+62+7.0+4.6+0.5+0.5+1.3+1.5+0.2-2.0-1.1+1.7+3.8+.005+0.2+1.8+.081+1.1+1.5+.086
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 7 21.7 5.3 0.1 2.0 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.0 6.1 .326 0.4 3.1 .136 0.9 1.4 .600
Marcus Smart DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Patty Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2019-202024-25
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 66 22.5 11.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.9 9.1 .431 2.3 6.1 .382 1.5 1.7 .866
difference:+32+2.5+2.6+0.2+0.3+0.5+1.4+0.3+0.2-0.8+0.9+1.5+.038+0.9+2.0+.034+0.1+0.4+.105
Marcus Smart 34 20.0 9.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.2 1.1 0.3 1.6 1.6 3.0 7.6 .393 1.4 4.1 .348 1.6 2.1 .761
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Patty Mills nor Marcus Smart played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Patty Mills played 5 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2021 to 2025—Patty Mills played in 4 Playoffs.