Walt Bellamy vs. Al Bianchi Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Bianchi and Walt Bellamy, 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.

Walt Bellamy played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Al Bianchi, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Al Bianchi had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Walt Bellamy 14 7 1961-62 to 1974-75
Al Bianchi 10 10 1956-57 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1961-621956-57
Team Chicago PackersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Al Bianchi 68 23.2 8.3 - - 3.3 1.6 - - - 2.9 2.9 8.3 .351 - - - 2.4 3.5 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi 5 19.4 6.4 - - 3.0 1.6 - - - 3.2 2.4 7.6 .316 - - - 1.6 2.4 .667

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1962-631957-58
Team Chicago ZephyrsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Al Bianchi 69 20.6 8.3 - - 3.2 1.7 - - - 2.7 3.1 9.1 .344 - - - 2.0 3.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi 2 18.5 5.5 - - 3.5 1.0 - - - 2.0 2.0 6.0 .333 - - - 1.5 4.0 .375

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1963-641958-59
Team Baltimore BulletsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Al Bianchi 72 24.7 10.0 - - 2.8 2.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 10.5 .377 - - - 2.1 2.9 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi 9 21.3 9.1 - - 3.2 2.8 - - - 4.6 3.8 8.2 .459 - - - 1.6 2.4 .636

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1964-651959-60
Team Baltimore BulletsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Al Bianchi 69 18.2 7.7 - - 2.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.1 8.3 .366 - - - 1.6 2.2 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 10 42.7 20.9 - - 15.1 3.4 - - - 3.8 7.4 15.8 .468 - - - 6.1 9.2 .663
Al Bianchi 2 9.0 0.0 - - 1.5 1.5 - - - 1.0 0.0 4.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1965-661960-61
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Al Bianchi 52 12.8 5.7 - - 2.0 1.8 - - - 2.6 2.3 6.6 .345 - - - 1.2 1.7 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi 7 12.9 6.0 - - 1.0 0.7 - - - 2.9 2.4 6.6 .370 - - - 1.1 1.3 .889

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1966-671961-62
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Al Bianchi 80 24.1 10.3 - - 3.5 3.3 - - - 2.9 4.2 10.6 .397 - - - 1.9 2.8 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 4 39.3 18.3 - - 16.5 3.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 13.5 .519 - - - 4.3 7.3 .586
Al Bianchi 5 36.8 14.2 - - 5.2 3.6 - - - 3.4 5.4 13.8 .391 - - - 3.4 4.0 .850

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1967-681962-63
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Al Bianchi 61 19.0 8.6 - - 2.2 2.8 - - - 2.7 3.3 7.8 .424 - - - 2.0 2.7 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 46.2 20.0 - - 16.0 3.5 - - - 3.7 7.5 17.8 .421 - - - 5.0 8.0 .625
Al Bianchi 5 15.4 6.8 - - 1.6 0.4 - - - 3.4 3.0 6.8 .441 - - - 0.8 1.4 .571

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1968-691963-64
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Walt Bellamy 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Al Bianchi 78 18.4 8.0 - - 1.9 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.3 8.8 .376 - - - 1.4 1.8 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi 5 13.6 5.4 - - 0.8 0.8 - - - 2.4 2.4 5.8 .414 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1969-701964-65
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div Finals76ers Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 79 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Al Bianchi 60 18.6 6.7 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 3.0 2.9 8.1 .360 - - - 0.9 1.3 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 9 40.9 16.8 - - 15.6 3.9 - - - 3.6 6.6 14.0 .468 - - - 3.7 5.1 .717
Al Bianchi 11 28.0 9.5 - - 1.5 2.7 - - - 4.1 4.1 10.7 .381 - - - 1.3 1.9 .667

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
Season 1970-711965-66
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 82 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Al Bianchi 78 16.8 6.3 - - 1.7 1.7 - - - 3.0 2.7 7.2 .382 - - - 0.8 1.3 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 5 43.2 20.8 - - 14.4 2.0 - - - 3.2 8.2 13.8 .594 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759
Al Bianchi 5 12.8 9.0 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.6 8.6 .419 - - - 1.8 2.4 .750

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
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 %
Walt Bellamy 82 38.9 18.6 - - 12.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.2 13.3 .545 - - - 4.1 7.1 .585
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 18.5 - - 13.7 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 14.3 .488 - - - 4.5 7.2 .628
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
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 %
Walt Bellamy 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy 6 41.2 13.7 - - 12.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.3 .395 - - - 2.3 5.2 .452
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
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 %
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
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Walt Bellamy Al Bianchi
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 %
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
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Al Bianchi ------- --- ----------