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.

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.

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

30+ Point Games

Norman Powell 28
+26
Marcus Smart 2

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

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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 Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 5.6
201649
Marcus Smart 7.8
+2.2
201567

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 8.4
201776
Marcus Smart 9.1
+0.7
201661

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 5.5
201870
Marcus Smart 10.6
+5.1
201779

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60
Marcus Smart 10.2
+1.6
201854

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 16.0
+7.1
202052
Marcus Smart 8.9
201980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 18.6
+5.7
202169
Marcus Smart 12.9
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 19.0
+5.9
202245
Marcus Smart 13.1
202148

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 19.0
+6.9
202245
Marcus Smart 12.1
202271

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 17.0
+5.5
202360
Marcus Smart 11.5
202361

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 13.9
202476
Marcus Smart 14.5
+0.6
202420

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 21.8
+12.8
202560
Marcus Smart 9.0
202534

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 25.5
+15.3
202611
Marcus Smart 10.2
202611

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 3.8
201618
Marcus Smart 9.8
+6.0
20154

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 11.7
20179
Marcus Smart 12.0
+0.3
20166

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 2.0
20186
Marcus Smart 8.6
+6.6
201718

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 6.5
2019NBA Champion23
Marcus Smart 9.8
+3.3
201815

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 13.4
+9.9
202011
Marcus Smart 3.5
20192

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 17.0
+2.5
20216
Marcus Smart 14.5
202017

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220
Marcus Smart 17.8
+17.8
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220
Marcus Smart 15.4
+15.4
202221

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 21.8
+6.9
20235
Marcus Smart 14.9
202320

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 12.8
+12.8
20246
Marcus Smart -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 16.0
+16.0
20257
Marcus Smart -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell -
DNP *
20260
Marcus Smart -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress