Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf vs. Walt Bellamy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walt Bellamy and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Walt Bellamy, who played 14. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Walt Bellamy had his rookie season in 1961-62. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 9 2 1990-91 to 2000-01
Walt Bellamy 14 7 1961-62 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14

Rookie Season

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1990-911961-62
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Packers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 67 22.5 14.1 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.2 6.2 15.1 .413 0.4 1.5 .240 1.3 1.5 .857
Walt Bellamy 79 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1991-921962-63
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Zephyrs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 81 19.0 10.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.6 4.4 10.4 .421 0.4 1.2 .330 1.2 1.3 .870
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1992-931963-64
Team Denver NuggetsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 81 33.5 19.2 0.6 2.1 2.8 4.2 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.2 7.8 17.4 .450 0.9 2.4 .355 2.7 2.9 .935
Walt Bellamy 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1993-941964-65
Team Denver NuggetsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBullets Lost West Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 80 32.7 18.0 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.5 1.0 0.1 1.9 1.9 7.4 16.0 .460 0.5 1.7 .316 2.7 2.9 .956
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 12 28.3 12.9 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.4 4.8 12.8 .370 1.0 3.1 .324 2.4 2.6 .935
Walt Bellamy 10 42.7 20.9 - - 15.1 3.4 - - - 3.8 7.4 15.8 .468 - - - 6.1 9.2 .663

Season 5

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1994-951965-66
Team Denver NuggetsBaltimore Bullets, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 73 28.5 16.0 0.4 1.4 1.9 3.6 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.7 6.5 13.8 .470 1.1 2.9 .386 1.9 2.1 .885
Walt Bellamy 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 3 25.3 13.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 4.0 11.0 .364 0.7 4.0 .167 4.7 4.7 1.000
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1995-961966-67
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 57 35.6 19.2 0.5 2.0 2.4 6.8 1.1 0.1 2.0 2.1 7.3 16.8 .434 2.1 5.4 .392 2.6 2.8 .930
Walt Bellamy 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 4 39.3 18.3 - - 16.5 3.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 13.5 .519 - - - 4.3 7.3 .586

Season 7

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1996-971967-68
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 75 28.4 13.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.3 5.5 12.3 .445 1.3 3.3 .382 1.5 1.8 .846
Walt Bellamy 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 6 46.2 20.0 - - 16.0 3.5 - - - 3.7 7.5 17.8 .421 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625

Season 8

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 1997-981968-69
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 31 17.1 7.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.0 3.3 8.8 .377 0.2 1.0 .161 0.5 0.5 1.000
Walt Bellamy 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------

Note: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.

Season 9

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season 2000-011969-70
Team Vancouver GrizzliesDetroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 41 11.9 6.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.9 6.0 .488 0.1 0.3 .286 0.5 0.7 .759
Walt Bellamy 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 9 40.9 16.8 - - 15.6 3.9 - - - 3.6 6.6 14.0 .468 - - - 3.7 5.1 .717

Season 10

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season -1970-71
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 82 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 5 43.2 20.8 - - 14.4 2.0 - - - 3.2 8.2 13.8 .594 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759

Season 11

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season -1971-72
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 82 38.9 18.6 - - 12.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.2 13.3 .545 - - - 4.1 7.1 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 18.5 - - 13.7 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 14.3 .488 - - - 4.5 7.2 .628

Season 12

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season -1972-73
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 13.7 - - 12.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.3 .395 - - - 2.3 5.2 .452

Season 13

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season -1973-74
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 77 31.7 13.1 3.4 6.2 9.6 2.5 0.7 0.6 - 3.0 5.1 10.4 .486 - - - 3.0 5.0 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Walt Bellamy
Season -1974-75
Team -New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy 1 14.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ------- --- ----------
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------