Walt Bellamy vs. Mike James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike James 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.
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, 2 more than Mike James, who played 12. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Mike James had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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 |
Mike James |
12 |
3 |
2001-02 to 2013-14 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Walt Bellamy |
Mike James |
Season |
1961-62 | 2001-02 |
Team |
Chicago Packers | Miami Heat |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
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 |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
79 |
42.3 |
31.6 |
- |
- |
19.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
12.3 |
23.7 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
10.8 |
.644 |
Mike James |
15 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.349 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.381 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.571 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
78 |
22.1 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
.373 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.294 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
81 |
27.1 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
8.1 |
.414 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.377 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
22 |
8.8 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.396 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.429 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.563 |
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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 |
Mike James |
74 |
25.1 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
10.1 |
.441 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.386 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.752 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
7 |
24.6 |
11.6 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
.468 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
.958 |
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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 |
Mike James |
79 |
37.0 |
20.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
15.5 |
.469 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
.442 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
82 |
25.2 |
10.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
.422 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.372 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.837 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
54 |
13.3 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
.348 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.320 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.813 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
4 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Season 8 |
|
Walt Bellamy |
Mike James |
Season |
1968-69 | 2008-09 |
Team |
New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons | New Orleans Hornets, Washington Wizards |
Honors & Awards |
| |
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 |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
88 |
35.9 |
17.4 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.4 |
12.5 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
7.0 |
.649 |
Mike James |
61 |
27.0 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
.383 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.375 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.829 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
4 |
11.5 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.300 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Mike James didn't play in 2010-11.
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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 |
Mike James |
11 |
10.9 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.408 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.600 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.875 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
45 |
19.2 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
.373 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.384 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.793 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
11 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.238 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.200 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
|
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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mike James |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Bellamy |
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