Blake Griffin vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Blake Griffin 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
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Blake Griffin 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Blake Griffin averages 8.4 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (19.0 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 7,666 points more (14,513 vs. 6,847).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | +8.4 | 13 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | +7,666 | 13 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,847 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Blake Griffin has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+5.4 points per game) while Marcus Smart scored more points (+139).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | +5.4 | 10 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 10 | |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +139 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 11 | +11 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 388 | +340 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 642 | +300 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 342 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 742 | +112 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 630 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 23 | +7 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 7 | +7 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 32 | +11 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 55 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +14 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 66 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +42 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 2 | +2 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 49.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
| difference: | +8.4 | +3.5 | +5.2 | +10.5 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +8.3 | +1 | +119 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.9 | 12 | 646 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | 5,419 | 10,988 | 49.3 | 538 | 1,639 | 32.8 | 3,137 | 4,508 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
| difference: | +7,666 | +3,116 | +5,058 | +10.5 | +476 | +1,507 | +0.6 | +1,910 | +2,933 | +8.3 | +1 | +119 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,847 | 2,303 | 5,930 | 38.8 | 1,014 | 3,146 | 32.2 | 1,227 | 1,575 | 77.9 | 12 | 646 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 49.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
| difference: | +5.4 | +2.8 | +3.7 | +9.5 | +1.5 | +4.7 | +4.3 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +1 | +40 |
| 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 | ||||
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 477 | 970 | 49.2 | 29 | 77 | 37.7 | 255 | 349 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
| difference: | +139 | +24 | +173 | +9.5 | +179 | +545 | +4.3 | +8 | +4 | +3.1 | +1 | +40 |
| 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
Blake Griffin's additional seasons: | ||||
* Blake Griffin played 1 season more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In that year—his season 15 in 2023—he averaged 4.1 points in a total of 41 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2023 | 20 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | 24.5 | +24.5 | 2019 | 2 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | 9.0 | +9.0 | 2021 | 12 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | 9.0 | +9.0 | 2021 | 12 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Blake Griffin | 4.0 | +4.0 | 2022 | 2 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Blake Griffin played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.0 points in a total of 1 games. |