Basketball Savant / Players / Marcus Smart 9.3 PPG2.8 RPG3.0 APG1.5 TPG28.5 MPG
Marcus Smart
Marcus Smart, 2025-26 with LAL: 9.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 28.5 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Opp FG% on matchups (92nd percentile), Steals / 75 (89th) and Stocks / 75 (70th); his lowest are Rebounds / 75 (9th percentile) and Def. rebound % (9th).
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 70 | 69 | 28.5 |
| Minutes share | 66 | 68 | 44.9% |
| Availability | 45 | 47 | 75.6% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 23 | 31 | .543 |
| Effective FG% | 16 | 23 | .497 |
| Points per shot | 32 | 42 | 1.22 |
| 3-point % | 32 | 30 | 33.1% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 68 | 60 | 4.7 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 84 | 79 | 61.6% |
| 2-point % | 23 | 35 | 49.7% |
| Free throw % | 65 | 54 | 82.2% |
| FT attempts / g | 54 | 58 | 2.1 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 61 | 69 | 27.1% |
| % points from 3 | 77 | 69 | 50.3% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 17 | 19 | 11.8 |
| Assist % | 49 | 32 | 13.3% |
| Assists / 75 | 57 | 40 | 3.8 |
| Assist / turnover | 60 | 41 | 2.01 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 50 | 31 | 5.9 |
| Usage % | 24 | 22 | 15.1% |
| Turnover % | 20 | 26 | 14.7% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 49 | 58 | 1.9 |
| Offensive rebound % | 24 | 44 | 2.2% |
| Off-ball gravity | 22 | 10 | -0.7 |
| Drive rate / 75 | 37 | 22 | 4.7 |
| Self-creation | 11 | 15 | low |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 27 | 30 | 42 |
| Defender difficulty | 21 | 29 | low (−0.2) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 94 | 95 | 9.6 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 9 | 17 | 3.5 |
| Def. rebound % | 9 | 16 | 7.7% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 89 | 86 | 1.8 |
| Blocks / 75 | 45 | 66 | 0.5 |
| Stocks / 75 | 70 | 81 | 2.2 |
| Steal % | 89 | 85 | 2.4% |
| Block % | 44 | 64 | 1.2% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 35 | 48 | +1.1% |
| Matchup difficulty | 91 | 90 | elite (15.0) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 92 | 92 | −3.9% |
| Deflections / 75 | 84 | 80 | 3.5 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 13 | 26 | 6'3" |
| Strength (weight) | 64 | 92 | 220 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 10 | 14 | 9.9 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 23 | 28 | .054 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 24 | 28 | −2.2 |
| Offensive BPM | 8 | 10 | −2.9 |
| Defensive BPM | 72 | 74 | +0.6 |
| VORP | 22 | 24 | -0.1 |
| Game Score / g | 36 | 42 | 7.3 |
Statistical comps
closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Weakness comps
who shares his flaws, ranked against other guards · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Where he ranks worst
- Self-creation8th percentile
- Def. rebound %18th percentile
- Turnover %25th percentile
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | BOS | 20 | 67 | 27.0 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | .491 | −0.5 | 50 | All-Rookie 2nd |
| 2015-16 | BOS | 21 | 61 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | .463 | −1.0 | 38 | |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 22 | 79 | 30.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | .486 | −1.3 | 38 | |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 23 | 54 | 29.9 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | .479 | −1.2 | 37 | |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 24 | 80 | 27.5 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .568 | +0.8 | 69 | All-Def 1st |
| 2019-20★ | BOS | 25 | 60 | 32.0 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .518 | +1.4 | 76 | All-Def 1st |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 26 | 48 | 32.9 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 5.7 | .539 | −0.3 | 52 | |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 27 | 71 | 32.3 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 5.9 | .540 | +0.5 | 64 | DPOY · All-Def 1st |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 28 | 61 | 32.1 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 6.3 | .538 | −1.0 | 41 | |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 29 | 20 | 30.2 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 4.3 | .552 | −2.4 | 18 | |
| 2024-25 | WAS | 30 | 34 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .529 | −1.5 | 32 | |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 31 | 62 | 28.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | .543 | −2.2 | 24 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.