Rudy Gay vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.