Stephon Castle vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Stephon Castle 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 in the regular season Stephon Castle has a better scoring average and Marcus Smart scored more points, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Marcus Smart has better playoff stats. 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 1 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Castle averages 4.1 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (14.7 points against 10.6). On the other hand Marcus Smart scored a total of 5,545 points more than Stephon Castle (6,735 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
+4.1
1
Marcus Smart 10.6
11

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Marcus Smart 6,735
+5,545
11

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Marcus Smart has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Marcus Smart 12.8
+12.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Marcus Smart 1,377
+1,377
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Marcus Smart 2

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Marcus Smart 48
+22

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Marcus Smart 336
+276

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Marcus Smart 619
+540

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Marcus Smart 16
+14

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Marcus Smart's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+4.1+1.6+3.0+4.0+0.4+0.8+3.9+1.2+1.8+5.2+10+554
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
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+5,545+1,845+4,855+4.0+907+2,761+3.9+948+1,199+5.2+10+554
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+12.8+4.2+10.6+39.6+1.9+5.8+33.4+2.4+3.2+76.2+9+108
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,377+453+1,143+39.6+208+622+33.4+263+345+76.2+9+108
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+6.9
202581
Marcus Smart 7.8
201567

Marcus Smart's additional seasons:

* Marcus Smart played 11 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 12, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 602 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.5 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Marcus Smart 9.8
+9.8
20154

Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 104 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 3.5.