Walt Bellamy vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Blocks Leader Walt Bellamy 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Elmore Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Elmore Smith .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Elmore Smith .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elmore Smith 3.7 (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, this player has no data for the stat.