Jerry Lucas vs. Belus Smawley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Belus Smawley and Jerry Lucas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jerry Lucas played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Belus Smawley, who played 6. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, while Belus Smawley had his rookie season in 1946-47. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Jerry Lucas |
11 |
8 |
1963-64 to 1973-74 |
Belus Smawley |
6 |
3 |
1946-47 to 1951-52 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
79 |
41.4 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
17.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.9 |
13.1 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.779 |
Belus Smawley |
22 |
- |
11.9 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
5.1 |
16.0 |
.321 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
10 |
37.0 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
12.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.703 |
Belus Smawley |
3 |
- |
17.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
7.7 |
23.7 |
.324 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.545 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
66 |
43.4 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
20.0 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
8.5 |
17.0 |
.498 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.814 |
Belus Smawley |
48 |
- |
11.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
4.4 |
14.3 |
.308 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
4 |
48.8 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.5 |
18.8 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.773 |
Belus Smawley |
6 |
- |
11.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.3 |
14.3 |
.302 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
79 |
44.5 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
21.1 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.7 |
19.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.787 |
Belus Smawley |
59 |
- |
15.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.0 |
16.0 |
.372 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
5 |
46.2 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
20.2 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
17.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.771 |
Belus Smawley |
2 |
- |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
81 |
43.9 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
19.1 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.791 |
Belus Smawley |
61 |
- |
13.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.7 |
13.6 |
.345 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.1 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
4 |
45.8 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
19.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
.436 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 5 |
|
Jerry Lucas |
Belus Smawley |
Season |
1967-68 | 1950-51 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Syracuse Nationals, Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
82 |
44.1 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
19.0 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.6 |
16.6 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.778 |
Belus Smawley |
60 |
- |
12.2 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
.380 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
74 |
41.6 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
18.4 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.5 |
13.6 |
.551 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
Belus Smawley |
11 |
12.6 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
5.7 |
.206 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
67 |
36.1 |
15.1 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
11.9 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.784 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
80 |
40.6 |
19.2 |
- |
- |
15.8 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.8 |
15.6 |
.498 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.787 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
5 |
34.2 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.2 |
.688 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
77 |
38.0 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
13.1 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.1 |
13.8 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.791 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
16 |
46.1 |
18.6 |
- |
- |
10.8 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
7.4 |
14.9 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.831 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
71 |
28.2 |
9.9 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.4 |
8.6 |
.513 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
17 |
21.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.870 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
73 |
22.3 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.698 |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Lucas |
11 |
10.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.238 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Belus Smawley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |