Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Belus Smawley 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.