Red Kerr vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Smart and Red Kerr, 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.

Red Kerr played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Marcus Smart, who played 10. Red Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, 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
Red Kerr	12	12	1954-55 to 1965-66
Marcus Smart	10	9	2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1954-55	2014-15
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	72	21.2	10.5	-	-	6.6	1.1	-	-	-	2.3	4.2	10.0	.419	-	-	-	2.1	3.1	.682
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		%
Red Kerr	11	33.0	13.8	-	-	10.7	1.2	-	-	-	2.5	5.4	13.7	.391	-	-	-	3.1	5.5	.557
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1955-56	2015-16
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	72	29.4	13.3	-	-	8.4	1.2	-	-	-	2.3	5.2	13.0	.403	-	-	-	2.9	4.4	.655
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		%
Red Kerr	8	26.6	11.1	-	-	8.5	1.3	-	-	-	2.9	4.6	9.6	.481	-	-	-	1.9	4.1	.455
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1956-57	2016-17
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	72	30.4	12.4	-	-	11.2	1.3	-	-	-	2.6	4.6	11.5	.403	-	-	-	3.1	4.3	.719
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		%
Red Kerr	5	32.4	15.2	-	-	13.8	1.2	-	-	-	1.4	5.6	13.0	.431	-	-	-	4.0	5.8	.690
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1957-58	2017-18
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	72	33.1	15.2	-	-	13.4	1.2	-	-	-	2.7	5.7	14.2	.399	-	-	-	3.9	5.9	.664
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		%
Red Kerr	3	38.7	16.7	-	-	20.3	1.0	-	-	-	1.7	6.0	18.3	.327	-	-	-	4.7	6.0	.778
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1958-59	2018-19
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	72	37.1	17.8	-	-	14.0	2.0	-	-	-	2.5	7.0	15.8	.441	-	-	-	3.9	5.1	.766
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		%
Red Kerr	9	34.7	14.4	-	-	12.0	2.7	-	-	-	2.2	5.6	15.8	.352	-	-	-	3.3	3.7	.909
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1959-60	2019-20
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	75	31.6	14.7	-	-	12.2	2.2	-	-	-	2.8	5.8	14.8	.392	-	-	-	3.1	4.1	.752
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		%
Red Kerr	3	34.7	13.7	-	-	8.3	3.0	-	-	-	3.0	5.0	17.0	.294	-	-	-	3.7	4.0	.917
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1960-61	2020-21
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	79	33.9	13.4	-	-	12.0	2.5	-	-	-	2.9	5.3	13.4	.397	-	-	-	2.8	3.8	.729
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		%
Red Kerr	8	26.3	9.5	-	-	12.4	2.5	-	-	-	2.3	3.8	11.0	.341	-	-	-	2.0	2.9	.696
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1961-62	2021-22
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	80	34.6	16.3	-	-	14.7	3.0	-	-	-	3.4	6.8	15.3	.443	-	-	-	2.8	3.8	.735
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		%
Red Kerr	5	38.6	17.6	-	-	16.0	2.0	-	-	-	3.0	8.2	21.8	.376	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.750
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1962-63	2022-23
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics 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		%
Red Kerr	80	32.0	15.7	-	-	13.0	2.7	-	-	-	2.6	6.3	13.4	.474	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.753
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		%
Red Kerr	5	37.4	13.6	-	-	15.0	1.8	-	-	-	2.4	5.2	12.0	.433	-	-	-	3.2	4.2	.762
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
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1963-64	2023-24
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Semis	Did 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		%
Red Kerr	80	36.7	16.8	-	-	12.7	3.4	-	-	-	2.3	6.7	15.6	.429	-	-	-	3.4	4.5	.751
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		%
Red Kerr	5	37.0	19.0	-	-	13.8	3.2	-	-	-	2.4	8.0	16.6	.482	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750
Marcus Smart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1964-65	-
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
Red Kerr	80	22.6	8.2	-	-	6.9	2.5	-	-	-	1.7	3.3	8.9	.370	-	-	-	1.6	2.3	.696
Marcus Smart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Red Kerr	11	16.5	5.7	-	-	3.5	2.5	-	-	-	1.8	2.2	6.1	.358	-	-	-	1.4	1.9	.714
Marcus Smart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Red Kerr	Marcus Smart
Season	1965-66	-
Team	Baltimore Bullets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bullets Lost West Div 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		%
Red Kerr	71	24.9	11.0	-	-	8.3	3.2	-	-	-	2.1	4.0	9.7	.413	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.768
Marcus Smart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Red Kerr	3	16.3	1.7	-	-	5.7	1.3	-	-	-	1.7	0.7	3.7	.182	-	-	-	0.3	0.7	.500
Marcus Smart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Red Kerr vs. Marcus Smart Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12