Jordan Clarkson
2025–26
72 games · 1,279 minutes
NBA player comparison
Jordan Clarkson vs. Marcus Smart: 2025–26 season
Regular-season verdict
Marcus Smart leads in impact for 2025–26
Marcus Smart ranks ahead of Jordan Clarkson in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.
Marcus Smart
2025–26
62 games · 1,769 minutes
Impact comparison
Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.
-0.7Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
#360Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#133Leads
-0.65Estimated defensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+3.05Leads
+0.02Estimated offensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+1.82Leads
1.2%Steal rate2.4%Leads
10.0%LeadsTurnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload14.7%
21.1%Offensive usage15.4%
54.8%LeadsTrue shooting %54.3%
10.7%Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court13.6%Leads
5.6%Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court5.7%Leads
72Games62
1,279Minutes1,769
Marcus Smart's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +0.8, compared with -0.7 for Jordan Clarkson. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2025–26 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
Jordan Clarkson: 72 games and 1,279 minutes. Marcus Smart: 62 games and 1,769 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
Jordan Clarkson ended a larger share of his team’s possessions, so the turnover rates are not an equal-workload comparison. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
Why the model rates them this way
The model starts with each player’s recorded individual stats, then adjusts that estimate using lineup results. The first two rows add up to the final estimate. All figures are points per 100 possessions.
Jordan ClarksonMetricMarcus Smart
-0.78From recorded individual stats-0.42Leads
+0.04Adjustment from recent lineup results+1.22Leads
-0.75Final estimated impact+0.80Leads
Lineup evidence: Jordan Clarkson — 3 seasons; Marcus Smart — 3 seasons. This adjustment is not necessarily based on the selected season alone.
Offensive and defensive lineup estimates for the selected season
These selected-season estimates account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive means better than average; a positive defensive figure means fewer points allowed. They are separate estimates—not additional points added to the calculation above. They do not measure how much individual teammates improved.
Jordan ClarksonMetricMarcus Smart
+0.02Adjusted offensive impact+1.82Leads
-0.65Adjusted defensive impact+3.05Leads
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 2025–26 season
Understand the numbers
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
Impact: who ranks higher, and why?
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | -0.7 | +0.8Better result for this metric. |
| Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best | #360 | #133Better result for this metric. |
| From recorded individual stats | -0.78 | -0.42Better result for this metric. |
| Adjustment from recent lineup results | +0.04 | +1.22Better result for this metric. |
Jordan Clarkson: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. Marcus Smart: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
Show more stats: Impact
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Final estimated impact | -0.75 | +0.80Better result for this metric. |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
How much did each player take on?
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 72 | 62 |
| Minutes | 1,279 | 1,769 |
| Offensive usage | 21.1% | 15.4% |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
Shooting
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 54.8%Better result for this metric. | 54.3% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 45.1%Better result for this metric. | 39.5% |
| Three-point percentage | 32.7% | 33.1%Better result for this metric. |
| Free-throw percentage | 83.0%Better result for this metric. | 82.2% |
| Three-point attempt rateShare of field-goal attempts taken from three; describes shot selection, not quality | 40.7% | 61.6% |
Passing
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court | 10.7% | 13.6%Better result for this metric. |
| Assists per game | 1.3 | 3.0Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Passing
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload | 10.0%Better result for this metric. | 14.7% |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court | 5.6% | 5.7%Better result for this metric. |
| Rebounds per game | 1.8 | 2.8Better result for this metric. |
Defense
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rate | 1.2% | 2.4%Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Defense
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateShare of opponents’ two-point attempts blocked while on court | 0.7% | 1.2%Better result for this metric. |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 8.6 | 9.3Better result for this metric. |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
What happened with and without them?
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Selected-season adjusted lineup estimates
These account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive defense means fewer points allowed. They are separate from the observed results and are not additional points added to the model calculation.
| Metric | Jordan Clarkson | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted offensive impact | +0.02 | +1.82Better result for this metric. |
| Adjusted defensive impact | -0.65 | +3.05Better result for this metric. |
Four separate questions
Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.
Regular Season Impact
Marcus Smart leads in impact for 2025–26.
Jordan ClarksonMetricMarcus Smart
-0.7Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.8Leads
#360Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#133Leads
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
Marcus Smart leads every available measure below.
Jordan ClarksonMetricMarcus Smart
470Listed-team regular-season wins583Leads
42.3%Listed-team winning percentage55.7%Leads
350-win team seasons5Leads
060-win team seasons0
5Playoff team seasons11Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Jordan ClarksonMetricMarcus Smart
5Playoff appearances10Leads
61Playoff games118Leads
39Team playoff wins67Leads
2LeadsFinals appearances1
1LeadsChampionships0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
Marcus Smart leads every available measure below.
Jordan ClarksonMetricMarcus Smart
0All-Star0
0MVP0
0All-NBA0
0All-Defense3Leads
0DPOY1Leads
0Rookie of the Year0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
How each context field is counted
- Listed-team regular-season wins
- The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
- Listed-team winning percentage
- Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
- 50- and 60-win team seasons
- Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
- Team seasons reaching playoffs
- Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
- Playoff appearances and games
- Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
- Team playoff wins
- Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
- Finals appearances and championships
- Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
- Awards
- Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.
Selected seasons
Box impact
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Jordan ClarksonMarcus Smart
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average