Walt Bellamy vs. Mel Hirsch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hirsch 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.

Mel Hirsch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Mel Hirsch 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Mel Hirsch 1

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Mel Hirsch 0

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Mel Hirsch 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Mel Hirsch 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 Mel Hirsch 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Mel Hirsch 0.8

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Mel Hirsch 19

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Mel Hirsch 10

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Mel Hirsch 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Mel Hirsch .200

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Mel Hirsch .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Mel Hirsch -

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Mel Hirsch -

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Mel Hirsch 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Mel Hirsch -

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Mel Hirsch -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Hirsch - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.