Jeremy Lin vs. Marcus Smart: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jeremy Lin and Marcus Smart all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Filter: Career Stats - Lakers

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jeremy Lin, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, and Marcus Smart, with 12 seasons played from 2015 to 2026, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jeremy Lin vs. Marcus Smart
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
156th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
216th
Assists
+300th
253rd
+300th
59th
Steals
+300th
178th
+300th
62nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
172nd
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Jeremy Lin vs. Marcus Smart
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
201st
174th
+300th
116th
Steals
284th
65th
+300th
123rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
5,567 vs. 6,8651,298
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,338 vs. 2,215877
Assists
+300th
253rd
+47 2,042 vs. 2,936894
Steals
+300th
178th
+122 519 vs. 1,019500
Blocks
+300th
+300th
175 vs. 23257
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 514317
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,141 vs. 1,701560
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,885 vs. 2,310425
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,349 vs. 5,9461,597
3-Pointers Made
+300th
164th
+136 449 vs. 1,018569
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
125th
+175 1,313 vs. 3,1571,844
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,348 vs. 1,227121
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,666 vs. 1,57591

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
480 vs. 649169
Seasons
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 123

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
275th
0 1 vs. 10

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
156th
+144 180 vs. 1,3771,197
Rebounds
+300th
216th
+84 49 vs. 469420
Assists
+300th
59th
+241 56 vs. 524468
Steals
+300th
62nd
+238 11 vs. 144133
Blocks
+300th
172nd
+128 2 vs. 5149
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
235th
+65 10 vs. 10999
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
157th
+143 39 vs. 360321
Field Goals Made
+300th
187th
+113 59 vs. 453394
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
151st
+149 157 vs. 1,143986
3-Pointers Made
+300th
27th
+273 11 vs. 208197
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
26th
+274 51 vs. 622571
Free Throws Made
+300th
180th
+120 51 vs. 263212
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
183rd
+117 61 vs. 345284

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
135th
+165 25 vs. 10883
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 4 vs. 95

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
11.60 vs. 10.581.02
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.79 vs. 3.410.63
Assists per game
201st
174th
27 4.25 vs. 4.520.27
Steals per game
284th
65th
219 1.08 vs. 1.570.49
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.36 vs. 0.360.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.790.38
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.38 vs. 2.620.24
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.93 vs. 3.560.37
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
9.06 vs. 9.160.10
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
153rd
+147 0.94 vs. 1.570.63
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
62nd
+238 2.74 vs. 4.862.13
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.81 vs. 1.890.92
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.47 vs. 2.431.04

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Marcus Smart Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
7.20 vs. 12.755.55
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.96 vs. 4.342.38
Assists per game
+300th
116th
+184 2.24 vs. 4.852.61
Steals per game
+300th
123rd
+177 0.44 vs. 1.330.89
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.08 vs. 0.470.39
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 1.010.61
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.56 vs. 3.331.77
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.36 vs. 4.191.83
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
6.28 vs. 10.584.30
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
66th
+234 0.44 vs. 1.931.49
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
50th
+250 2.04 vs. 5.763.72
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.04 vs. 2.440.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.44 vs. 3.190.75

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.