Karl Malone vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Belus Smawley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Belus Smawley 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.