Walt Bellamy vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Gene James 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Gene James 95

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Gene James 2

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.