Shaquille O'Neal vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Belus Smawley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Belus Smawley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Belus Smawley 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Belus Smawley 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.