Paul Pierce vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Paul Pierce 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.
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Paul Pierce is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Paul Pierce has better scoring stats than Marcus Smart in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Paul Pierce averages 9.1 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (19.7 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 19,662 points more (26,397 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paul Pierce | 19.7 | +9.1 | 19 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paul Pierce | 26,397 | +19,662 | 19 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul Pierce has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,803).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paul Pierce | 18.7 | +5.9 | 14 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paul Pierce | 3,180 | +1,803 | 14 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 21 | +21 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 668 | +620 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 1,161 | +825 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 1,322 | +703 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 21 | +5 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 3 | +3 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 16 | +16 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 73 | +52 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 148 | +79 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 165 | +57 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 5 | +5 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 19.7 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 36.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 80.6 | 19 | 1,343 |
| difference: | +9.1 | +2.9 | +5.3 | +5.7 | +0.6 | +4.4 | +3.3 | +4.0 | +3.0 | +8 | +708 | |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 26,397 | 8,668 | 19,465 | 44.5 | 2,143 | 5,816 | 36.8 | 6,918 | 8,578 | 80.6 | 19 | 1,343 |
| difference: | +19,662 | +6,400 | +13,622 | +5.7 | +1,141 | +2,722 | +4.4 | +5,721 | +7,035 | +3.0 | +8 | +708 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 2,268 | 5,843 | 38.8 | 1,002 | 3,094 | 32.4 | 1,197 | 1,543 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 18.7 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 42.3 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 35.5 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 83.0 | 14 | 170 |
| difference: | +5.9 | +1.8 | +3.6 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +2.9 | +6.8 | +5 | +62 |
| 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 | ||||
| Paul Pierce | 3,180 | 1,022 | 2,415 | 42.3 | 276 | 777 | 35.5 | 860 | 1,036 | 83.0 | 14 | 170 |
| difference: | +1,803 | +569 | +1,272 | +2.7 | +68 | +155 | +2.1 | +597 | +691 | +6.8 | +5 | +62 |
| 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
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Paul Pierce's additional seasons: | ||||
* Paul Pierce played 8 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 19, from 2010 to 2017—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 530 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2016 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2017 | 18 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2023 | 20 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | 19.7 | +19.7 | 2008 | 26 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul Pierce | 21.0 | +21.0 | 2009 | 14 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 93 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 1.2. |