Wayne Hightower vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Wayne Hightower, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Wayne Hightower played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Wayne Hightower had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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 |
Wayne Hightower |
5 |
2 |
1962-63 to 1966-67 |
Marcus Smart |
10 |
9 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
66 |
21.0 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.350 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.669 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
79 |
32.1 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.0 |
12.9 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.790 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
12 |
23.8 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
.259 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.697 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
75 |
20.6 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.768 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
10 |
19.6 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.636 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
24 |
19.2 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
.339 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.731 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
72 |
18.2 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.729 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |