Walt Bellamy vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Bellamy 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Walt Bellamy 0 Bernard King 1

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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. 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.