Norman Powell vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Norman Powell averages 2.8 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (13.4 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 1,590 points more (8,437 vs. 6,847).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Norman Powell | 13.4 | +2.8 | 11 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Norman Powell | 8,437 | +1,590 | 11 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,847 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Marcus Smart has a better career point average than Norman Powell (+3.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+495).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Norman Powell | 9.7 | 9 | |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | +3.1 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Norman Powell | 882 | 9 | |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +495 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 2 | +2 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 158 | +110 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 404 | +62 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 342 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Norman Powell | 577 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 630 | +53 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Norman Powell | 51 | +35 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 12 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | +9 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Norman Powell | 42 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +27 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Norman Powell | 79 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +29 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Norman Powell | 12 | +12 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Norman Powell | 13.4 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 47.1 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 40.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 82.8 | 11 | 628 |
| difference: | +2.8 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +8.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +7.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +4.9 | +1 | +18 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.9 | 12 | 646 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Norman Powell | 8,437 | 2,938 | 6,237 | 47.1 | 1,094 | 2,735 | 40.0 | 1,467 | 1,771 | 82.8 | 11 | 628 |
| difference: | +1,590 | +635 | +307 | +8.3 | +80 | +411 | +7.8 | +240 | +196 | +4.9 | +1 | +18 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,847 | 2,303 | 5,930 | 38.8 | 1,014 | 3,146 | 32.2 | 1,227 | 1,575 | 77.9 | 12 | 646 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Norman Powell | 9.7 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 45.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 38.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 80.1 | 9 | 91 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +0.7 | +2.9 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +5.2 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +17 | |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Norman Powell | 882 | 315 | 698 | 45.1 | 119 | 308 | 38.6 | 133 | 166 | 80.1 | 9 | 91 |
| difference: | +495 | +138 | +445 | +5.5 | +89 | +314 | +5.2 | +130 | +179 | +3.9 | +17 | |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 453 | 1,143 | 39.6 | 208 | 622 | 33.4 | 263 | 345 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Norman Powell | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Norman Powell | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Norman Powell | 12.8 | +12.8 | 2024 | 6 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Norman Powell | 16.0 | +16.0 | 2025 | 7 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Norman Powell | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||