Walt Bellamy vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

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