Kevin McHale vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Kevin McHale, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Kevin McHale played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Kevin McHale had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Marcus Smart had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Kevin McHale |
13 |
13 |
1980-81 to 1992-93 |
| Marcus Smart |
10 |
9 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
82 |
20.1 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
8.1 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.679 |
| Marcus Smart |
67 |
27.0 |
7.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
.367 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.335 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.646 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
17 |
17.4 |
8.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
6.6 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.639 |
| Marcus Smart |
4 |
22.5 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.483 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
.231 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.533 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
82 |
28.4 |
13.6 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
10.7 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.754 |
| Marcus Smart |
61 |
27.3 |
9.1 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
.348 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.253 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.777 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
12 |
28.7 |
16.2 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
11.2 |
.575 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
| Marcus Smart |
6 |
32.2 |
12.0 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
10.0 |
.367 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.344 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.810 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
82 |
28.6 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
10.9 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.717 |
| Marcus Smart |
79 |
30.4 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
9.5 |
.359 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
.283 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.812 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
7 |
25.3 |
11.1 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
8.9 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.556 |
| Marcus Smart |
18 |
29.9 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
.351 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.397 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.640 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
82 |
31.4 |
18.4 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
12.9 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.765 |
| Marcus Smart |
54 |
29.9 |
10.2 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
.367 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
.301 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.729 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
23 |
30.5 |
14.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
10.6 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
.777 |
| Marcus Smart |
15 |
29.9 |
9.8 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
9.5 |
.336 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
.221 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.735 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
79 |
33.6 |
19.8 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
9.0 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
13.4 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
.760 |
| Marcus Smart |
80 |
27.5 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
.422 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.364 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
21 |
39.9 |
22.1 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
9.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
8.2 |
14.4 |
.568 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.8 |
7.1 |
.807 |
| Marcus Smart |
2 |
16.0 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
.091 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
.091 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
68 |
35.3 |
21.3 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
8.1 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
14.4 |
.574 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.8 |
6.2 |
.776 |
| Marcus Smart |
60 |
32.0 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
11.4 |
.375 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
.347 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
.836 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
18 |
39.7 |
24.9 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
8.6 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
9.3 |
16.1 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
.794 |
| Marcus Smart |
17 |
38.1 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
11.6 |
.394 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
.333 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.875 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
77 |
39.7 |
26.1 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
10.3 |
17.0 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
.836 |
| Marcus Smart |
48 |
32.9 |
13.1 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
10.6 |
.398 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
.330 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.790 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
21 |
39.4 |
21.1 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.2 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
14.2 |
.584 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
6.0 |
.762 |
| Marcus Smart |
5 |
36.6 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
13.2 |
.439 |
3.2 |
8.6 |
.372 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
64 |
37.3 |
22.6 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
8.4 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
8.6 |
14.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.4 |
6.8 |
.797 |
| Marcus Smart |
71 |
32.3 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.418 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
.331 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.793 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
17 |
42.1 |
25.4 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
8.0 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
9.3 |
15.4 |
.603 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
.839 |
| Marcus Smart |
21 |
36.2 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
13.3 |
.405 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.350 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.806 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
78 |
36.9 |
22.5 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
8.5 |
15.5 |
.546 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
.818 |
| Marcus Smart |
61 |
32.1 |
11.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
9.9 |
.415 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
.336 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.746 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
3 |
38.3 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
13.7 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.7 |
7.7 |
.739 |
| Marcus Smart |
20 |
34.0 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
11.2 |
.453 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.361 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.800 |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
82 |
33.2 |
20.9 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
7.9 |
14.4 |
.549 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
.893 |
| Marcus Smart |
20 |
30.3 |
14.5 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
11.9 |
.430 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
.313 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.768 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
5 |
38.4 |
22.0 |
1.6 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
13.8 |
.609 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.862 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
68 |
30.4 |
18.4 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
7.4 |
13.4 |
.553 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.405 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.829 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
11 |
34.2 |
20.7 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
13.5 |
.527 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.545 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
.825 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
56 |
25.0 |
13.9 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
11.3 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.822 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
10 |
30.6 |
16.5 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
6.5 |
12.6 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.795 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
71 |
23.3 |
10.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.111 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.841 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Kevin McHale |
4 |
28.3 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
13.8 |
.582 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.857 |
| Marcus Smart |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All-Rookie First Team
NBA Champion