Walt Bellamy vs. Jerry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Bird 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.

Jerry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Jerry Bird 1

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Jerry Bird 0

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Jerry Bird 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Jerry Bird 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Jerry Bird 1.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Jerry Bird 0.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Jerry Bird 25

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Jerry Bird 12

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Jerry Bird 4

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Jerry Bird 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Jerry Bird .375

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Jerry Bird 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Jerry Bird - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Jerry Bird -

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Jerry Bird -

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Jerry Bird -

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Jerry Bird 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Jerry Bird -

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Jerry Bird -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.