Walt Bellamy vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.