Marcus Smart vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and Marcus Smart that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Marcus Smart

vs.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marcus Smart 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Marcus Smart 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Marcus Smart 9 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Marcus Smart 0 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marcus Smart 3 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Smart 3 Gerry Ward 0

Defensive Player of The Year Marcus Smart 1 Gerry Ward 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 10.7 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 3.5 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.6 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 6,430 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 2,111 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Marcus Smart 2,786 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Marcus Smart 955 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 219 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Marcus Smart 601 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .388 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .323 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .776 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 12.8 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.3 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.9 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 1,377 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 469 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Marcus Smart 524 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Marcus Smart 144 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 51 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Marcus Smart 108 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .396 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .334 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .762 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.