Zach LaVine vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.