Marcus Smart vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.
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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Dwyane Wade 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 11.4 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (22.0 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 16,318 points more (23,165 vs. 6,847).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 12 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +11.4 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 6,847 | 12 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +16,318 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+9.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,577).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +9.5 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 9 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +2,577 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | +3 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +581 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 342 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | +628 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 630 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | +421 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +13 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 7 | +7 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +90 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +102 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +69 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 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 | 32.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.9 | 12 | 646 |
| difference: | +11.4 | +4.4 | +7.5 | +9.2 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +4.7 | +1.4 | +4 | +408 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 6,847 | 2,303 | 5,930 | 38.8 | 1,014 | 3,146 | 32.2 | 1,227 | 1,575 | 77.9 | 12 | 646 |
| difference: | +16,318 | +6,151 | +11,687 | +9.2 | +465 | +1,272 | +2.9 | +4,481 | +5,888 | +1.4 | +4 | +408 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +9.5 | +4.0 | +6.7 | +7.7 | +1.3 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +3.0 | +3.7 | +1.8 | +4 | +69 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
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: | +2,577 | +997 | +1,919 | +7.7 | +105 | +317 | +0.4 | +688 | +875 | +1.8 | +4 | +69 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Dwyane Wade's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwyane Wade played 2 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2018 to 2019—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 139 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 3.5 | +3.5 | 2019 | 2 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 15.9 | +15.9 | 2013 | 22 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2014 | 20 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2016 | 14 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2017 | 6 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 5 games. |