Walt Bellamy vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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.