Walt Bellamy vs. Albert King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Albert King 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, 5 more than Albert King, who played 9. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Albert King had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Albert King 9 5 1981-82 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1961-621981-82
Team Chicago PackersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Albert King 76 22.3 12.1 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.4 5.1 10.7 .482 0.0 0.2 .231 1.8 2.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King 2 29.0 20.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 9.0 16.5 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 2
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1962-631982-83
Team Chicago ZephyrsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Albert King 79 31.0 17.0 2.0 3.8 5.8 3.7 1.2 0.5 3.1 3.5 7.4 15.5 .475 0.1 0.3 .261 2.2 2.9 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King 2 34.0 21.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 .474 0.5 1.0 .500 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 3
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1963-641983-84
Team Baltimore BulletsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 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 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Albert King 79 26.6 14.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 2.6 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.3 5.9 12.0 .492 0.0 0.3 .136 2.9 3.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King 11 26.8 12.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.9 4.8 11.6 .414 0.0 0.2 .000 2.9 4.2 .696

Season 4
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1964-651984-85
Team Baltimore BulletsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Albert King 42 20.5 12.8 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.6 5.4 11.0 .491 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 2.5 .817
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
Albert King 3 35.0 22.0 1.3 6.3 7.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 3.3 4.7 9.3 19.0 .491 0.3 0.3 1.000 3.0 4.3 .692

Season 5
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1965-661985-86
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Albert King 73 27.4 14.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.0 13.2 .456 0.1 0.3 .174 2.3 2.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King 3 32.7 13.7 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 5.0 6.0 14.0 .429 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 6
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1966-671986-87
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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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
Albert King 61 21.2 9.5 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.9 4.0 9.4 .426 0.2 0.5 .406 1.3 1.6 .810
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
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1967-681987-88
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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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
Albert King 72 22.1 7.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 3.0 2.9 7.5 .391 0.2 0.7 .347 1.1 1.4 .757
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
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1968-691988-89
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Albert King 46 17.2 7.1 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.1 3.1 7.1 .431 0.2 0.7 .250 0.8 1.0 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Note: Albert King didn't play in 1989-90 and 1990-91.

Season 9
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1969-701991-92
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Albert King 6 9.8 5.2 0.2 1.7 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.8 5.0 .367 0.3 1.2 .286 1.2 1.3 .875
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
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1970-71-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Albert King ------- --- ----------
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
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1971-72-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 38.9 18.6 - - 12.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.2 13.3 .545 - - - 4.1 7.1 .585
Albert King ------- --- ----------
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
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1972-73-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Albert King ------- --- ----------
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
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1973-74-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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 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
Albert King ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Walt Bellamy Albert King
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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 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
Albert King ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------
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