Walt Bellamy vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Gene Vance 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.