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.

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.

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

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 87
+85
Marcus Smart 2

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

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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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 22.5
+14.7
201182
Marcus Smart 7.8
201567

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.7
+11.6
201266
Marcus Smart 9.1
201661

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 18.0
+7.4
201380
Marcus Smart 10.6
201779

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 24.1
+13.9
201480
Marcus Smart 10.2
201854

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.9
+13.0
201567
Marcus Smart 8.9
201980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
+8.5
201635
Marcus Smart 12.9
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.6
+8.5
201761
Marcus Smart 13.1
202148

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
+9.3
201858
Marcus Smart 12.1
202271

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
+9.9
201858
Marcus Smart 11.5
202361

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 24.5
+10.0
201975
Marcus Smart 14.5
202420

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 15.5
+6.5
202018
Marcus Smart 9.0
202534

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 11.0
+2.0
202146
Marcus Smart 9.0
202534

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 11.0
+2.0
202146
Marcus Smart 9.0
202534

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 6.4
202256
Marcus Smart 10.2
+3.8
202611

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 gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110
Marcus Smart 9.8
+9.8
20154

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 19.1
+7.1
201211
Marcus Smart 12.0
20166

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 13.2
+4.6
20136
Marcus Smart 8.6
201718

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 23.5
+13.7
201413
Marcus Smart 9.8
201815

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 25.5
+22.0
201514
Marcus Smart 3.5
20192

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 15.0
+0.5
20164
Marcus Smart 14.5
202017

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.3
+2.5
20173
Marcus Smart 17.8
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20180
Marcus Smart 15.4
+15.4
202221

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20180
Marcus Smart 14.9
+14.9
202320

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 24.5
+24.5
20192
Marcus Smart -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20200
Marcus Smart -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 9.0
+9.0
202112
Marcus Smart -
DNP
20250

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 9.0
+9.0
202112
Marcus Smart -
DNP
20250

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 4.0
+4.0
20222
Marcus Smart -
DNP *
20260
* 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.