Marcus Smart vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Marcus Smart scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Marcus Smart has better playoff stats. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 12.1 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (22.7 points against 10.6). On the other hand Marcus Smart scored a total of 3,992 points more than Victor Wembanyama (6,790 vs. 2,798).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Marcus Smart 10.6
12
Victor Wembanyama 22.7
+12.1
3

Total Points

Seasons
Marcus Smart 6,790
+3,992
12
Victor Wembanyama 2,798
3

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Marcus Smart has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Marcus Smart 12.8
+12.8
9
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Marcus Smart 1,377
+1,377
9
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Marcus Smart 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Marcus Smart 0
Victor Wembanyama 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Marcus Smart 2
Victor Wembanyama 25
+23

20+ Point Games

Marcus Smart 48
Victor Wembanyama 78
+30

10+ Point Games

Marcus Smart 339
+221
Victor Wembanyama 118

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Marcus Smart 625
+502
Victor Wembanyama 123

0 Point Games (games without points)

Marcus Smart 16
+16
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Marcus Smart's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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 32.3 1.9 2.4 77.6 12 641
difference:+12.1+4.7+8.3+8.4+0.6+1.8+1.4+2.1+2.5+3.2+9+518
Victor Wembanyama 22.7 8.3 17.5 47.2 2.2 6.7 33.7 4.0 4.9 80.8 3 123

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Marcus Smart 6,790 2,287 5,887 38.8 1,008 3,117 32.3 1,208 1,556 77.6 12 641
difference:+3,992+1,270+3,734+8.4+732+2,299+1.4+720+952+3.2+9+518
Victor Wembanyama 2,798 1,017 2,153 47.2 276 818 33.7 488 604 80.8 3 123

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:+12.8+4.2+10.6+39.6+1.9+5.8+33.4+2.4+3.2+76.2+9+108
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+1,377+453+1,143+39.6+208+622+33.4+263+345+76.2+9+108
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Marcus Smart 7.8
201567
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+13.6
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Marcus Smart 9.1
201661
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+15.2
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Marcus Smart 10.6
201779
Victor Wembanyama 26.7
+16.1
20266

Marcus Smart's additional seasons:

* Marcus Smart played 9 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 434 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.5 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Marcus Smart 9.8
+9.8
20154
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Marcus Smart 12.0
+12.0
20166
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Marcus Smart 8.6
+8.6
201718
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 80 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 3.5.