Walt Bellamy vs. Kendall Gill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendall Gill 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, 1 less than Kendall Gill, who played 15. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Kendall Gill had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Kendall Gill 15 5 1990-91 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1961-621990-91
Team Chicago PackersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 79 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Kendall Gill 82 23.7 11.0 1.3 1.9 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.3 4.6 10.2 .450 0.0 0.2 .143 1.9 2.2 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1962-631991-92
Team Chicago ZephyrsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 80 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Kendall Gill 79 36.8 20.5 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.2 1.9 0.6 2.3 3.0 8.4 18.1 .467 0.1 0.3 .240 3.6 4.8 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1963-641992-93
Team Baltimore BulletsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets 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
Kendall Gill 69 35.2 16.9 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.9 1.4 0.5 2.5 2.8 6.7 15.0 .449 0.2 0.9 .274 3.2 4.2 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 9 39.2 17.3 2.9 2.2 5.1 2.9 2.3 0.7 2.1 3.2 7.2 18.0 .401 0.1 0.7 .167 2.8 3.9 .714

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1964-651993-94
Team Baltimore BulletsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Kendall Gill 79 30.8 14.1 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.5 1.9 0.4 1.8 2.5 5.4 12.3 .443 0.5 1.5 .317 2.7 3.5 .782
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
Kendall Gill 5 30.6 13.4 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.4 5.2 12.0 .433 0.4 1.8 .222 2.6 4.2 .619

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1965-661994-95
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West 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
Kendall Gill 73 29.1 13.7 1.4 2.6 4.0 2.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.5 5.4 11.8 .457 0.9 2.3 .368 2.1 2.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 4 18.0 6.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.3 6.3 .360 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1966-671995-96
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets
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
Kendall Gill 47 35.8 14.0 1.5 3.4 4.9 5.5 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.8 5.2 11.1 .469 0.6 1.7 .329 2.9 3.7 .784
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1967-681996-97
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
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
Kendall Gill 82 39.0 21.8 2.2 3.9 6.1 4.0 1.9 0.6 2.7 2.7 7.9 17.7 .443 0.9 2.7 .336 5.2 6.5 .797
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1968-691997-98
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Kendall Gill 81 33.7 13.4 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.5 1.9 0.8 1.5 3.3 5.2 12.0 .429 0.3 1.2 .257 2.8 4.0 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 3 33.3 14.3 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.3 5.0 6.0 13.3 .450 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.7 .875

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1969-701998-99
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
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
Kendall Gill 50 32.1 11.8 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.5 2.7 0.5 1.4 3.2 4.7 11.9 .398 0.0 0.3 .118 2.3 3.3 .683
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1970-711999-00
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
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
Kendall Gill 76 31.0 13.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.8 1.8 0.5 1.2 2.8 5.2 12.6 .414 0.3 1.0 .256 2.4 3.4 .710
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1971-722000-01
Team Atlanta HawksNew Jersey Nets
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
Kendall Gill 31 28.8 9.1 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.5 10.4 .331 0.1 0.5 .286 2.1 2.9 .722
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1972-732001-02
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
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 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Kendall Gill 65 21.7 5.7 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.8 2.2 2.5 6.5 .384 0.1 0.7 .136 0.6 1.0 .677
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1973-742002-03
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West 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 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
Kendall Gill 82 25.2 8.7 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.5 8.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .322 1.5 2.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 6 19.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.0 1.7 4.5 .370 0.3 0.7 .500 1.5 2.3 .643

Season 14

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season 1974-752003-04
Team New Orleans JazzChicago Bulls
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 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
Kendall Gill 56 25.2 9.6 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.6 1.2 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.8 9.8 .392 0.2 0.7 .237 1.8 2.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Walt Bellamy Kendall Gill
Season -2004-05
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 14 20.3 6.1 0.8 1.9 2.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.3 5.7 .400 0.2 0.6 .333 1.3 1.4 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------