Anthony Edwards vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Anthony Edwards to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Marcus Smart.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Marcus Smart scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 13.3 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (23.9 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 2,362 points more (9,097 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +13.3 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | +2,362 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+14.1 points per game) while Marcus Smart scored more points (+247).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +14.1 | 4 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 4 | |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +247 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 19 | +19 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | +207 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | +14 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | +240 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +14 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 15 | +15 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +10 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +27 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +66 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
| difference: | +13.3 | +4.8 | +9.6 | +5.8 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +2.8 | +6 | +254 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
| difference: | +2,362 | +932 | +1,324 | +5.8 | +107 | +51 | +4.0 | +391 | +433 | +2.8 | +6 | +254 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 2,268 | 5,843 | 38.8 | 1,002 | 3,094 | 32.4 | 1,197 | 1,543 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
| difference: | +14.1 | +5.2 | +9.5 | +7.2 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +4.3 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +2.6 | +5 | +66 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
| difference: | +247 | +57 | +297 | +7.2 | +78 | +277 | +4.3 | +55 | +81 | +2.6 | +5 | +66 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 453 | 1,143 | 39.6 | 208 | 622 | 33.4 | 263 | 345 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Marcus Smart's additional seasons: | ||||
* Marcus Smart played 6 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 294 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.5 ppg and his lowest 9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 14.5. |