Chris Mills vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Chris Mills, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Chris Mills and Marcus Smart both played 10 years in the NBA. Chris Mills had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Chris Mills 10 4 1993-94 to 2002-03
Marcus Smart 10 9 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1993-942014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 79 25.6 9.4 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.9 3.6 8.6 .419 0.5 1.5 .311 1.7 2.2 .778
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 %
Chris Mills 3 37.3 17.0 3.3 4.3 7.7 2.7 2.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.3 12.7 .500 1.3 1.7 .800 3.0 3.7 .818
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

Season 2

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1994-952015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 80 35.2 12.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.7 .420 1.2 3.0 .392 2.2 2.7 .817
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 %
Chris Mills 4 34.8 13.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 4.5 5.0 9.3 .541 2.0 3.5 .571 1.3 1.3 1.000
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

Season 3

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1995-962016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 80 38.3 15.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 3.0 5.7 12.1 .468 1.0 2.6 .376 2.7 3.3 .829
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 %
Chris Mills 3 35.0 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.3 3.7 11.0 .333 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
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

Season 4

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 80 39.6 13.4 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .453 1.1 2.8 .391 2.2 2.6 .842
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1997-982018-19
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 80 27.3 9.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.7 8.4 .433 0.5 1.7 .292 1.9 2.4 .804
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 %
Chris Mills 9 18.8 4.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.3 1.7 3.9 .429 0.4 1.1 .400 1.1 1.3 .833
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

Season 6

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 47 29.7 10.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.7 4.0 9.6 .411 0.7 2.4 .278 1.7 2.0 .823
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 20 32.5 16.1 2.3 3.9 6.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.3 3.0 6.2 14.6 .421 0.4 1.5 .267 3.4 4.2 .810
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 15 32.9 12.0 1.6 4.6 6.2 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.9 4.7 12.7 .372 0.5 1.7 .280 2.1 2.4 .861
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 66 18.7 7.4 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 6.5 .417 0.7 1.9 .378 1.3 1.6 .794
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Chris Mills Marcus Smart
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Mills 21 12.5 4.8 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 5.0 .368 0.3 1.2 .280 0.8 0.9 .889
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 %
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
Marcus Smart ------- --- ----------