Vince Carter vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart and Vince Carter 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Vince Carter 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 Vince Carter 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 6.1 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (16.7 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 18,970 points more (25,728 vs. 6,758).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +6.1 | 22 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +18,970 | 22 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,758 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Marcus Smart (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+216).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +5.3 | 11 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +216 | 11 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 32 | +32 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +549 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +757 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 337 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +851 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 622 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +52 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 12 | +12 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +19 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +1 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +20 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +6.1 | +2.4 | +4.6 | +4.7 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +4.8 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +2.2 | +10 | +903 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.6 | 12 | 638 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +18,970 | +7,018 | +15,480 | +4.7 | +1,287 | +3,067 | +4.8 | +3,647 | +4,529 | +2.2 | +10 | +903 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,758 | 2,275 | 5,859 | 38.8 | 1,003 | 3,101 | 32.3 | 1,205 | 1,553 | 77.6 | 12 | 638 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +5.3 | +2.1 | +4.6 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +3.4 | +2 | +20 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +216 | +104 | +197 | +1.9 | +89 | +270 | +0.4 | +97 | +107 | +3.4 | +2 | +20 |
| 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
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 12 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 24, from 2011 to 2020—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 835 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2018 | 15 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 3.5 | +3.5 | 2019 | 2 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2020 | 17 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 15.5 | +15.5 | 2010 | 14 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |