Yao Ming vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.