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Belus Smawley

Belus Van Smawley

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: March 20, 1918 in Golden Valley, North Carolina
High School: Ellenboro in Ellenboro, North Carolina
College: Appalachian State University

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1946-47 28 STB BAA 22 113 352 .321 36 47 .766 10 37 262
1947-48 29 STB BAA 48 212 688 .308 111 150 .740 18 88 535
1948-49 30 STB BAA 59 352 946 .372 210 281 .747 183 145 914
1949-50 31 STB NBA 61 287 832 .345 260 314 .828 215 160 834
1950-51 32 TOT NBA 60 252 663 .380 227 267 .850 178 161 145 731
1950-51 32 SYR NBA 16 40 118 .339 44 54 .815 48 36 36 124
1950-51 32 BLB NBA 44 212 545 .389 183 213 .859 130 125 109 607
1951-52 33 BLB NBA 11 13 63 .206 14 17 .824 18 8 9 40
Career TOT 261 1229 3544 .347 858 1076 .797 196 595 584 3316
NBA 132 552 1558 .354 501 598 .838 196 384 314 1605
BAA 129 677 1986 .341 357 478 .747 211 270 1711

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1946-47 28 STB BAA 22 5.1 16.0 .321 1.6 2.1 .766 0.5 1.7 11.9
1947-48 29 STB BAA 48 4.4 14.3 .308 2.3 3.1 .740 0.4 1.8 11.1
1948-49 30 STB BAA 59 6.0 16.0 .372 3.6 4.8 .747 3.1 2.5 15.5
1949-50 31 STB NBA 61 4.7 13.6 .345 4.3 5.1 .828 3.5 2.6 13.7
1950-51 32 TOT NBA 60 4.2 11.1 .380 3.8 4.5 .850 3.0 2.7 2.4 12.2
1950-51 32 SYR NBA 16 2.5 7.4 .339 2.8 3.4 .815 3.0 2.3 2.3 7.8
1950-51 32 BLB NBA 44 4.8 12.4 .389 4.2 4.8 .859 3.0 2.8 2.5 13.8
1951-52 33 BLB NBA 11 1.2 5.7 .206 1.3 1.5 .824 1.6 0.7 0.8 3.6
Career TOT 261 4.7 13.6 .347 3.3 4.1 .797 2.8 2.3 2.2 12.7
NBA 132 4.2 11.8 .354 3.8 4.5 .838 2.8 2.9 2.4 12.2
BAA 129 5.2 15.4 .341 2.8 3.7 .747 1.6 2.1 13.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1946-47 28 STB BAA 22 .321 .766
1947-48 29 STB BAA 48 .308 .740
1948-49 30 STB BAA 59 .372 .747
1949-50 31 STB NBA 61 .345 .828
1950-51 32 TOT NBA 60 .380 .850
1950-51 32 SYR NBA 16 .339 .815
1950-51 32 BLB NBA 44 .389 .859
1951-52 33 BLB NBA 11 .206 .824
Career TOT 261 .347 .797
NBA 132 .354 .838
BAA 129 .341 .747

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1946-47 28 STB BAA 22 .352 .321 1.7 1.2 3.0
1947-48 29 STB BAA 48 .355 .308 2.9 1.7 4.5
1948-49 30 STB BAA 59 .427 .372 5.4 -0.1 5.3
1949-50 31 STB NBA 61 .430 .345 4.3 0.8 5.0
1950-51 32 TOT NBA 60 .468 .380 4.3 1.3 5.6
1950-51 32 SYR NBA 16 .437 .339 0.5 0.3 0.7
1950-51 32 BLB NBA 44 .475 .389 3.8 1.0 4.9
1951-52 33 BLB NBA 11 .284 .206 -0.6 0.0 -0.6
Career TOT 261 .413 .347 17.9 4.9 22.8
NBA 132 .441 .354 8.0 2.1 10.1
BAA 129 .390 .341 9.9 2.8 12.8

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1946-47 28 STB BAA 3 23 71 6 11 1 12 52 .324 .545 17.3 0.3
1947-48 29 STB BAA 6 26 86 14 18 2 15 66 .302 .778 11.0 0.3
1948-49 30 STB BAA 2 5 12 0 0 0 4 10 .417 5.0 0.0
Career BAA 11 54 169 20 29 3 31 128 .320 .690 11.6 0.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1946-47 28 STB BAA 3 .343 .324 0.3 0.2 0.6
1947-48 29 STB BAA 6 .351 .302 0.3 0.1 0.4
1948-49 30 STB BAA 2 .417 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career BAA 11 .352 .320 0.7 0.3 1.0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Belus Smawley 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.0 -0.6
Willie Anderson 90.2 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.8 3.3 -0.1
Michael Cooper 88.1 6.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.0 0.0
Larry Brown 87.7 6.6 5.8 5.1 5.0 2.4
Geoff Petrie 87.6 6.2 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.5 0.1
Rory Sparrow 85.7 5.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.7 -0.1
Jimmy Walker 85.0 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.1 3.6 0.4
David Wesley 84.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 4.8 2.6 0.6
Austin Carr 83.6 5.9 5.4 5.3 2.9 2.6 1.0
Eddie Miles 83.6 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.7 2.4 -0.9
Johnny Davis 83.4 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.3 2.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Belus Smawley 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.0 -0.6
Larry Brown 87.7 6.6 5.8 5.1 5.0 2.4
Geoff Petrie 87.6 6.2 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.5 0.1
Willie Anderson 80.8 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.8 3.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 -0.1
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 80.6 6.8 5.5 5.1 5.0 2.7 0.7 0.6 -0.3 -1.0
Phil Ford 80.3 6.1 5.7 5.2 2.9 2.4 0.9 0.2
Josh Childress 79.9 7.6 5.7 5.5 4.6 1.4
J.R. Smith 79.9 5.8 5.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 1.2 0.2
Dick Garmaker 79.6 7.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.1 1.3
Louis Williams 79.3 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.4 1.1 -0.1
Jeff McInnis 78.0 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1947-48 BAA 48 (2)
Field Goals
1948-49 BAA 352 (4)
Field Goal Attempts
1948-49 BAA 946 (4)
Field Goal Pct
1947-48 BAA .308 (10)
1948-49 BAA .372 (9)
Free Throw Pct
1949-50 NBA .828 (4)
1950-51 NBA .850 (2)
Points
1948-49 BAA 914 (6)
Points Per Game
1948-49 BAA 15.5 (6)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1947-48 BAA .308 (10)
1948-49 BAA .372 (9)
Offensive Win Shares
1948-49 BAA 5.4 (10)
     

Transactions

April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Syracuse Nationals from the St. Louis Bombers in the dispersal draft.

December 10, 1950: Sold by the Syracuse Nationals to the Baltimore Bullets.

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