JaVale McGee vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.