Marcus Smart vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace 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 Metta World Peace 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.
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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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Metta World Peace averages 2.6 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (13.2 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 6,323 points more (13,058 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | +2.6 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | +6,323 | 17 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Metta World Peace has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+1.1 points per game) while Marcus Smart scored more points (+197).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | +1.1 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +197 | 9 |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 214 | +166 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 647 | +311 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 953 | +334 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 38 | +22 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | +1 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 20 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +7 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +24 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 84 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 1 | +1 | ||
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: | +2.6 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +6.1 | +6 | +356 |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 33.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
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: | +6,323 | +2,398 | +5,423 | +2.6 | +152 | +308 | +1.5 | +1,375 | +2,053 | +6.1 | +6 | +356 |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 4,666 | 11,266 | 41.4 | 1,154 | 3,402 | 33.9 | 2,572 | 3,596 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
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: | +1.1 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.8 | +23 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 30.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
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: | +197 | +22 | +35 | +0.7 | +80 | +207 | +2.6 | +73 | +79 | +4.8 | +23 | |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 431 | 1,108 | 38.9 | 128 | 415 | 30.8 | 190 | 266 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Metta World Peace's additional seasons: | ||||
* Metta World Peace played 6 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2011 to 2017—he averaged 8.0 points in a total of 310 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.4 ppg and his lowest 2.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2016 | 6 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2020 | 17 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2023 | 20 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 15.6 | +15.6 | 2009 | 13 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.2 | +11.2 | 2010 | 23 |
Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.2 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 6. |