Walt Bellamy vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walt Bellamy 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.