Gary Payton vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Belus Smawley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Belus Smawley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.