Walt Bellamy vs. Paul Pressey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pressey 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.

Paul Pressey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Paul Pressey: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Paul Pressey 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Paul Pressey 11

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Paul Pressey 9

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Paul Pressey 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Paul Pressey 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Paul Pressey 3

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Paul Pressey 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 Paul Pressey 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Paul Pressey 3.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Paul Pressey 5.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Paul Pressey 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Paul Pressey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Paul Pressey 7,664

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Paul Pressey 2,798

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Paul Pressey 3,715

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Paul Pressey 997

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Paul Pressey 428

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Paul Pressey 724

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Paul Pressey .485

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Paul Pressey .222

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Paul Pressey .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Paul Pressey 16.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Paul Pressey 5.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Paul Pressey 7.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Paul Pressey 2.1 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Paul Pressey 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Paul Pressey 4.2

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Paul Pressey 5.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Pressey 1.5

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Pressey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Paul Pressey 881

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Paul Pressey 316

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Paul Pressey 420

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Paul Pressey 116

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Paul Pressey 49

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Paul Pressey 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Paul Pressey .471

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Paul Pressey .244

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Paul Pressey .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Paul Pressey 16.1 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Paul Pressey 6.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Paul Pressey 8.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Pressey 2.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986)

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.