Reggie Miller vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie Miller 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 Reggie Miller 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Reggie Miller averages 7.6 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (18.2 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 18,544 points more (25,279 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | +7.6 | 18 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +18,544 | 18 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,595).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | +7.8 | 15 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | +1,595 | 15 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 9 | +9 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | +559 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +859 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +763 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 3 | +3 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 29 | +29 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | +51 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | +55 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | +36 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +7.6 | +2.3 | +3.4 | +8.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +7.1 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +11.2 | +7 | +754 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +18,544 | +5,973 | +11,656 | +8.3 | +1,558 | +3,392 | +7.1 | +5,040 | +5,483 | +11.2 | +7 | +754 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +7.8 | +2.3 | +3.9 | +5.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +5.6 | +2.9 | +2.8 | +13.1 | +6 | +36 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +1,595 | +488 | +952 | +5.3 | +112 | +198 | +5.6 | +507 | +517 | +13.1 | +6 | +36 |
| 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
Regular Season
Reggie Miller's additional seasons: | ||||
* Reggie Miller played 7 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 1999 to 2005—he averaged 15.5 points in a total of 507 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 10. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2016 | 6 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 19.9 | +19.9 | 1998 | 16 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.3 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |