Walt Bellamy vs. Ben Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Gordon and Walt Bellamy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Walt Bellamy played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ben Gordon, who played 11. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Ben Gordon had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Walt Bellamy 14 7 1961-62 to 1974-75
Ben Gordon 11 4 2004-05 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1961-622004-05
Team Chicago PackersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Ben Gordon 82 24.4 15.1 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 5.3 12.9 .411 1.6 4.0 .405 2.8 3.3 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 6 25.2 14.5 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.0 5.0 12.3 .405 1.2 3.7 .318 3.3 4.2 .800

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1962-632005-06
Team Chicago ZephyrsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Ben Gordon 80 31.0 16.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.0 6.1 14.4 .422 2.1 4.8 .435 2.6 3.4 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 6 40.8 21.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 7.2 17.7 .406 2.5 6.8 .366 4.2 6.2 .676

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1963-642006-07
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Ben Gordon 82 33.0 21.4 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 3.1 7.4 16.3 .455 1.9 4.6 .413 4.6 5.4 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 10 39.5 20.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.4 6.1 14.7 .415 2.4 5.5 .436 5.8 6.3 .921

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1964-652007-08
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Ben Gordon 72 31.8 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.4 14.8 .434 2.0 4.8 .410 3.7 4.1 .908
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 10 42.7 20.9 - - 15.1 3.4 - - - 3.8 7.4 15.8 .468 - - - 6.1 9.2 .663
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1965-662008-09
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Ben Gordon 82 36.6 20.7 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 7.3 16.0 .455 2.1 5.1 .410 4.0 4.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 7 43.4 24.3 0.4 2.4 2.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.1 7.4 19.1 .388 2.4 6.6 .370 7.0 8.0 .875

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1966-672009-10
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Ben Gordon 62 27.9 13.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 4.7 11.3 .416 1.2 3.8 .321 3.2 3.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 4 39.3 18.3 - - 16.5 3.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 13.5 .519 - - - 4.3 7.3 .586
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1967-682010-11
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Ben Gordon 82 26.0 11.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.4 .440 1.3 3.2 .402 1.7 2.0 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 46.2 20.0 - - 16.0 3.5 - - - 3.7 7.5 17.8 .421 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1968-692011-12
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Ben Gordon 52 26.9 12.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.2 .442 1.2 2.8 .429 2.3 2.6 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1969-702012-13
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Ben Gordon 75 20.8 11.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.1 10.1 .408 1.5 3.9 .387 1.4 1.7 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 9 40.9 16.8 - - 15.6 3.9 - - - 3.6 6.6 14.0 .468 - - - 3.7 5.1 .717
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1970-712013-14
Team Atlanta HawksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 82 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Ben Gordon 19 14.7 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 5.7 .343 0.4 1.5 .276 0.9 1.1 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 5 43.2 20.8 - - 14.4 2.0 - - - 3.2 8.2 13.8 .594 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1971-722014-15
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Walt Bellamy 82 38.9 18.6 - - 12.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.2 13.3 .545 - - - 4.1 7.1 .585
Ben Gordon 56 14.1 6.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 5.3 .437 0.6 1.7 .361 1.0 1.2 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 18.5 - - 13.7 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 14.3 .488 - - - 4.5 7.2 .628
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1972-73-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 13.7 - - 12.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.3 .395 - - - 2.3 5.2 .452
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1973-74-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Walt Bellamy 77 31.7 13.1 3.4 6.2 9.6 2.5 0.7 0.6 - 3.0 5.1 10.4 .486 - - - 3.0 5.0 .608
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Walt Bellamy Ben Gordon
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Walt Bellamy 1 14.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------