Arvydas Sabonis vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Arvydas Sabonis 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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) 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.