Walt Bellamy vs. Charlie Criss Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Criss 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.

Charlie Criss

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Charlie Criss: 1977-78 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Charlie Criss 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Charlie Criss 8

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Charlie Criss 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Charlie Criss 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Charlie Criss 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Charlie Criss 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Charlie Criss 1.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Charlie Criss 3.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Charlie Criss 0.9

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Charlie Criss 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Charlie Criss 3,534

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Charlie Criss 592

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Charlie Criss 1,335

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Charlie Criss 366

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Charlie Criss 21

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Charlie Criss 418

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Charlie Criss .432

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Charlie Criss .179 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Charlie Criss .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Charlie Criss 11.4 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Charlie Criss 3.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Charlie Criss 5.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Charlie Criss 1.4 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Charlie Criss 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Charlie Criss 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Charlie Criss 1.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Charlie Criss 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Charlie Criss 0.9

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Charlie Criss 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Charlie Criss 177

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Charlie Criss 28

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Charlie Criss 53

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Charlie Criss 22

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Charlie Criss 1

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Charlie Criss 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Charlie Criss .452

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Charlie Criss .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Charlie Criss .898

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Charlie Criss 14.0 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Charlie Criss 4.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Charlie Criss 0.5 (1978)

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.