Walt Bellamy vs. Phil Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil 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.

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Phil Smith 1

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Phil Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Phil Smith 165

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Phil Smith 18

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.