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Marcus Smart vs. Raymond Felton: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Raymond Felton ranks higher in career impact so far

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#1320Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1128Leads
+1.1Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3Leads
+0.3Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
115.3Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better87.7Leads
+582 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+815 ptsLeads
169.2Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better156.0Leads

Career Impact Rank places Raymond Felton #1128 and Marcus Smart #1320. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/marcus-smart/raymond-felton/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedMarcus Smart129.727 · No. 1,320Raymond Felton107.373 · No. 1,128

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Marcus Smart

129.727 composite · No. 1,320 all-time

Marcus Smart's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 952018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1192019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1322014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate115.33350%57.667
Best 5No. 952018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1192019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1322014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332025–26No. 1582015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate127.40030%38.220
Best 10No. 952018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1192019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1322014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332025–26No. 1582015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1772020–21No. 1802016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2192021–22No. 2372023–24No. 2422017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate169.20020%33.840

57.667 + 38.220 + 33.840= 129.727

Raymond Felton

107.373 composite · No. 1,128 all-time

Raymond Felton's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 632009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 872005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1132010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate87.66750%43.833
Best 5No. 632009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 872005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1132010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1432006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate107.80030%32.340
Best 10No. 632009–10Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 872005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1132010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1332008–09Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1432006–07Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1832012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1892017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2092007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2112013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 2292011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate156.00020%31.200

43.833 + 32.340 + 31.200= 107.373

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Full comparison · Career comparison

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?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1320#1128Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better115.387.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better127.4107.8Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better169.2156.0Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#708#551Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.1+1.3Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.7+0.8Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.3+0.4Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better-0.4-0.3Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+582 pts+815 ptsBetter result for this metric.
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons00

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.

Playing time and workload: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Games697971
Minutes20,49528,829

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. 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.

Shooting: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
True shooting percentage51.8%Better result for this metric.49.7%
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile51.6%Better result for this metric.49.6%
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Shooting: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Field-goal percentage38.9%41.2%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage32.4%32.9%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage77.9%79.0%Better result for this metric.

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.

Passing: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile21.2%30.3%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game4.45.2Better result for this metric.
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Passing: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile15.4%Better result for this metric.15.8%

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile6.3%Better result for this metric.5.7%
Rebounds per game3.4Better result for this metric.3.0

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.7%Better result for this metric.2.1%
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Defense: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.1%Better result for this metric.0.6%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Marcus Smart and Raymond Felton
MetricMarcus SmartRaymond Felton
Points per game10.511.2Better 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.

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.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Raymond Felton ranks higher in career impact so far.

Marcus SmartMetricRaymond Felton
#1320Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#1128Leads
+1.1Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+1.3Leads
+0.3Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.4Leads
+582 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+815 ptsLeads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Marcus SmartMetricRaymond Felton
583Listed-team regular-season wins621Leads
55.7%LeadsListed-team winning percentage51.2%
5Leads50-win team seasons4
060-win team seasons0
11LeadsPlayoff team seasons9

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Marcus Smart leads every available measure below.

Marcus SmartMetricRaymond Felton
10LeadsPlayoff appearances8
118LeadsPlayoff games47
67LeadsTeam playoff wins15
1LeadsFinals appearances0
0Championships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

No recorded measure separates these careers.

Marcus SmartMetricRaymond Felton
0All-StarNot available
0MVPNot available
0All-NBANot available
3All-DefenseNot available
1DPOYNot available
0Rookie of the YearNot available

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.

Career Shape Explorer

How the careers developed

Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.

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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

S means NBA season number; A means player age. Peak labels identify each player's accepted best season. Hover or focus any pair for season detail, or open Season timeline for the complete evidence ledger.