Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Marcus Smart scored more points in the postseason. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 14.2 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (24.8 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 5,150 points more (12,015 vs. 6,865).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.8	+14.2	8
Marcus Smart	10.6		12

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12,015	+5,150	8
Marcus Smart	6,865		12

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Marcus Smart	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+3.0	2019	82
Marcus Smart	7.8		2015	67

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+9.9	2020	70
Marcus Smart	9.1		2016	61

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+13.1	2021	35
Marcus Smart	10.6		2017	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+14.3	2022	56
Marcus Smart	10.2		2018	54

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+22.5	2023	68
Marcus Smart	8.9		2019	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+17.2	2024	75
Marcus Smart	12.9		2020	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+19.6	2025	76
Marcus Smart	13.1		2021	48

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	+20.7	2026	22
Marcus Smart	12.1		2022	71

Marcus Smart's additional seasons:

* Marcus Smart played 4 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 129 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.5 ppg and his lowest 9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+3.9	2019	6
Marcus Smart	9.8		2015	4

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+4.3	2020	7
Marcus Smart	12.0		2016	6

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Marcus Smart	8.6	+8.6	2017	18

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Marcus Smart	9.8	+9.8	2018	15

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Marcus Smart	3.5	+3.5	2019	2

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+15.7	2024	10
Marcus Smart	14.5		2020	17

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+12.1	2025	23
Marcus Smart	17.8		2021	5

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP *	2026	0
Marcus Smart	15.4	+15.4	2022	21
* season in progress

Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 14.9.