Marcus Smart vs. Coby White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Coby White and Marcus Smart 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 Marcus Smart scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Coby White has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Coby White averages 4.6 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (15.2 points against 10.6). On the other hand Marcus Smart scored a total of 330 points more than Coby White (6,735 vs. 6,405).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
| Coby White | 15.2 | +4.6 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | +330 | 11 |
| Coby White | 6,405 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Marcus Smart has a better career point average than Coby White (+4.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,335).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | +4.4 | 9 |
| Coby White | 8.4 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +1,335 | 9 |
| Coby White | 42 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Coby White | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
| Coby White | 123 | +75 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | +30 | ||
| Coby White | 306 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | +209 | ||
| Coby White | 410 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +4 | ||
| Coby White | 12 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | +21 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +67 | ||
| Coby White | 2 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +103 | ||
| Coby White | 5 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
| difference: | +4.6 | +1.8 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +8.9 | +5 | +213 | |
| Coby White | 15.2 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 43.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 36.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 86.5 | 6 | 422 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 2,268 | 5,843 | 38.8 | 1,002 | 3,094 | 32.4 | 1,197 | 1,543 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
| difference: | +330 | +10 | +581 | +4.5 | +17 | +427 | +4.5 | +333 | +544 | +8.9 | +5 | +213 |
| Coby White | 6,405 | 2,278 | 5,262 | 43.3 | 985 | 2,667 | 36.9 | 864 | 999 | 86.5 | 6 | 422 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
| difference: | +4.4 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +5.8 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +8 | +103 | |
| Coby White | 8.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 27.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 80.0 | 1 | 5 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 453 | 1,143 | 39.6 | 208 | 622 | 33.4 | 263 | 345 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
| difference: | +1,335 | +438 | +1,098 | +6.3 | +200 | +593 | +5.8 | +259 | +340 | +3.8 | +8 | +103 |
| Coby White | 42 | 15 | 45 | 33.3 | 8 | 29 | 27.6 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 5 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Marcus Smart's additional seasons: | ||||
* Marcus Smart played 6 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 268 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 | |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2016 | 6 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2018 | 15 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 3.5 | +3.5 | 2019 | 2 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2020 | 17 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 14.9. |