Walt Bellamy vs. Russ Smith Comparison

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

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Russ Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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, this player has no data for the stat.