Walt Bellamy vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Earl Tatum 0.8 (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.