Quentin Richardson vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Quentin Richardson, 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.

Quentin Richardson played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Quentin Richardson had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Quentin Richardson 13 5 2000-01 to 2012-13
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2000-012014-15
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Quentin Richardson 76 17.9 8.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.3 3.1 6.9 .442 0.7 2.0 .331 1.3 2.1 .627
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2001-022015-16
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 81 26.6 13.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.9 11.4 .432 1.6 4.3 .381 1.8 2.3 .765
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2002-032016-17
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 59 23.2 9.4 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.4 9.3 .372 1.0 3.4 .308 1.4 2.1 .685
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 65 36.0 17.2 2.2 4.1 6.4 2.1 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.0 6.5 16.4 .398 1.8 5.2 .352 2.3 3.1 .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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Quentin Richardson 79 35.9 14.9 1.2 4.9 6.1 2.0 1.2 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.2 13.2 .389 2.9 8.0 .358 1.7 2.3 .739
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 %
Quentin Richardson 15 37.5 11.9 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 3.5 4.1 10.3 .403 2.1 5.5 .390 1.5 2.4 .639
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2005-062019-20
Team New York KnicksBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 55 26.2 8.2 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.4 3.0 8.3 .355 1.2 3.4 .340 1.1 1.7 .670
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2006-072020-21
Team New York KnicksBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 49 33.1 13.0 1.3 5.9 7.2 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.7 4.7 11.1 .418 2.0 5.3 .376 1.7 2.4 .692
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2007-082021-22
Team New York KnicksBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 65 28.3 8.1 0.9 4.0 4.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.4 3.1 8.5 .359 1.1 3.3 .322 0.9 1.4 .682
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2008-092022-23
Team New York KnicksBoston 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 %
Quentin Richardson 72 26.3 10.2 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.6 9.3 .393 1.7 4.6 .365 1.2 1.6 .761
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 %
Quentin Richardson ------- --- ----------
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

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Miami HeatMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
Quentin Richardson 76 27.4 8.9 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.2 7.4 .431 1.9 4.7 .397 0.7 0.9 .732
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 %
Quentin Richardson 5 29.8 9.8 0.2 3.6 3.8 1.6 1.6 0.2 1.0 3.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.8 4.4 .409 0.8 1.0 .800
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2010-11-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Quentin Richardson 57 16.8 4.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.5 4.5 .341 0.7 2.6 .288 0.6 0.8 .750
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 6 16.3 3.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.5 .533 0.8 1.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2011-12-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Quentin Richardson 48 18.0 4.5 0.3 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .376 0.9 2.5 .347 0.5 0.6 .833
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 5 14.8 2.4 0.0 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 3.0 .333 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Quentin Richardson Marcus Smart
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Quentin Richardson 1 29.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 11.0 .091 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.0 1.000
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quentin Richardson 5 2.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 -
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------