Marcus Smart vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner 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 Myles Turner 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Myles Turner averages 3.5 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (14.1 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 2,296 points more (9,031 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
| Myles Turner | 14.1 | +3.5 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
| Myles Turner | 9,031 | +2,296 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Myles Turner has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+1 point per game) while Marcus Smart scored more points (+467).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
| Myles Turner | 13.8 | +1.0 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +467 | 9 |
| Myles Turner | 910 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Myles Turner | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
| Myles Turner | 129 | +81 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | |||
| Myles Turner | 474 | +138 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | |||
| Myles Turner | 634 | +15 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +8 | ||
| Myles Turner | 8 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | +8 | ||
| Myles Turner | 13 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +23 | ||
| Myles Turner | 46 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +42 | ||
| Myles Turner | 66 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
| Myles Turner | 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: | +3.5 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +11.1 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +3.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1 | +7 |
| Myles Turner | 14.1 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 49.9 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 36.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 77.1 | 10 | 642 |
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: | +2,296 | +1,068 | +840 | +11.1 | +246 | +1,006 | +3.8 | +406 | +535 | +0.5 | +1 | +7 |
| Myles Turner | 9,031 | 3,336 | 6,683 | 49.9 | 756 | 2,088 | 36.2 | 1,603 | 2,078 | 77.1 | 10 | 642 |
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: | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +10.4 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +4.4 | +0.1 | +3.7 | +2 | +42 | |
| Myles Turner | 13.8 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 37.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 72.5 | 7 | 66 |
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: | +467 | +117 | +471 | +10.4 | +123 | +397 | +4.4 | +110 | +134 | +3.7 | +2 | +42 |
| Myles Turner | 910 | 336 | 672 | 50.0 | 85 | 225 | 37.8 | 153 | 211 | 72.5 | 7 | 66 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Marcus Smart's additional seasons: | ||||
* Marcus Smart played 1 season more than Myles Turner in the NBA. In that year—his season 11 in 2025—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 34 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2020 | 17 |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2021 | 5 |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
| Myles Turner | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 13.8 | +13.8 | 2025 | 23 |
Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Marcus Smart didn't play in the postseason. |