Walt Bellamy vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Herm Gilliam 0.1 (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, this player has no data for the stat.