Khris Middleton vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Khris Middleton 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 Khris Middleton has better scoring stats than Marcus Smart in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Khris Middleton averages 6 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (16.6 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 6,199 points more (12,969 vs. 6,770).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Khris Middleton | 16.6 | +6.0 | 14 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Khris Middleton | 12,969 | +6,199 | 14 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,770 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Khris Middleton has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+273).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | +7.8 | 9 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | +273 | 9 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 5 | +5 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 278 | +230 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 650 | +312 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 338 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 772 | +149 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 623 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 10 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 2 | +2 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 12 | +12 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 41 | +20 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 75 | +6 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 80 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +28 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 0 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 16.6 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 46.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 38.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 87.7 | 14 | 782 |
| difference: | +6.0 | +2.4 | +3.9 | +7.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +6.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +10.1 | +2 | +143 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.9 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.6 | 12 | 639 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 12,969 | 4,714 | 10,241 | 46.0 | 1,416 | 3,661 | 38.7 | 2,125 | 2,423 | 87.7 | 14 | 782 |
| difference: | +6,199 | +2,434 | +4,374 | +7.2 | +412 | +556 | +6.4 | +919 | +869 | +10.1 | +2 | +143 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,770 | 2,280 | 5,867 | 38.9 | 1,004 | 3,105 | 32.3 | 1,206 | 1,554 | 77.6 | 12 | 639 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 44.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 39.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
| difference: | +7.8 | +3.2 | +6.1 | +4.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +5.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +10.4 | +28 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | 591 | 1,339 | 44.1 | 196 | 503 | 39.0 | 272 | 314 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
| difference: | +273 | +138 | +196 | +4.5 | +12 | +119 | +5.6 | +9 | +31 | +10.4 | +28 | |
| 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
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Khris Middleton's additional seasons: | ||||
* Khris Middleton played 2 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 43 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2016 | 6 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2018 | 15 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Khris Middleton | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2022 | 2 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Khris Middleton | 23.8 | +23.8 | 2023 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Khris Middleton | 24.7 | +24.7 | 2024 | 6 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Khris Middleton's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Khris Middleton didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |