Marcus Smart vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet 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 Fred VanVleet has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Marcus Smart. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Fred VanVleet averages 4.3 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (14.9 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 1,469 points more (8,204 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | +4.3 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | +1,469 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Marcus Smart has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+728).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | +1.8 | 9 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +728 | 9 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 164 | +116 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 393 | +57 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | +90 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 21 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | +9 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 12 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +40 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +55 | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 53 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | +6 | ||
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: | +4.3 | +1.4 | +3.3 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +8.6 | +2 | +85 |
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 40.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 37.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
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: | +1,469 | +495 | +1,042 | +1.3 | +384 | +637 | +4.7 | +95 | +45 | +8.6 | +2 | +85 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 2,763 | 6,885 | 40.1 | 1,386 | 3,731 | 37.1 | 1,292 | 1,498 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
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: | +1.8 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +4.9 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +10.0 | +3 | +49 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 39.7 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 38.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
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: | +728 | +234 | +592 | +0.1 | +78 | +283 | +4.9 | +182 | +251 | +10.0 | +3 | +49 |
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 219 | 551 | 39.7 | 130 | 339 | 38.3 | 81 | 94 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Marcus Smart's additional seasons: | ||||
* Marcus Smart played 2 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 54 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 3.5 | +3.5 | 2019 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2021 | 5 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart didn't play in the postseason. |