Moses Malone vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

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

Moses Malone

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Belus Smawley 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Belus Smawley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Belus Smawley 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Belus Smawley 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Notes: * 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.