Walt Bellamy vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.