Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Belus Smawley 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Belus Smawley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Belus Smawley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Belus Smawley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Belus Smawley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.