Walt Bellamy vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton 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.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Walt Bellamy 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Walton 1

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Bill Walton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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.