Alex Caruso vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Belus Smawley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.