Walt Bellamy vs. Brandon Jennings Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Jennings 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 Brandon Jennings, who played 9. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Brandon Jennings had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 achievements, 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
Brandon Jennings 9 4 2009-10 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1961-622009-10
Team Chicago PackersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+9.7+16.1+15.6+3.0-1.3+6.8+8.9+.148+4.2+7.5+.173
Brandon Jennings 82 32.6 15.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.3 5.5 14.8 .371 1.8 4.7 .374 2.7 3.3 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Walt Bellamy DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Jennings 7 35.6 18.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.6 1.1 2.7 7.0 17.1 .408 1.7 5.9 .293 3.0 3.7 .808

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1962-632010-11
Team Chicago ZephyrsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+6.9+11.7+12.7+1.9-1.4+4.8+5.2+.137+3.7+6.4+.135
Brandon Jennings 63 34.4 16.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 5.7 14.7 .390 1.6 4.8 .323 3.2 3.9 .809
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walt Bellamy nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1963-642011-12
Team Baltimore BulletsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+7.1+7.9+13.6+3.9-2.1+3.0+2.8+.095+3.8+6.7+.157
Brandon Jennings 66 35.3 19.1 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.5 1.6 0.3 2.2 1.7 7.1 17.0 .418 2.0 5.9 .332 2.9 3.6 .808
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walt Bellamy nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1964-652012-13
Team Baltimore BulletsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5.1+7.3+11.5+4.1-1.4+3.0+2.4+.110+3.5+5.9+.134
Brandon Jennings 80 36.2 17.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 6.2 15.6 .399 2.2 5.8 .375 2.9 3.5 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+9.4+7.6+12.8+0.6-2.3+3.1+1.5+.170+2.8+4.7+.059
Brandon Jennings 4 33.3 13.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 0.3 2.8 1.5 4.3 14.3 .298 1.5 7.0 .214 3.3 4.5 .722

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1965-662013-14
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7.8+7.3+12.6+4.7-1.7+3.4+3.0+.133+2.4+4.6+.127
Brandon Jennings 80 34.1 15.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.0 5.3 14.2 .373 1.9 5.7 .337 3.0 4.0 .751
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Walt Bellamy nor Brandon Jennings played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1966-672014-15
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid not play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+38+9.5+3.6+11.0+4.0-1.9+1.9+0.5+.120+1.8+3.8+.203
Brandon Jennings 41 28.6 15.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.6 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.6 5.3 13.2 .401 1.9 5.1 .360 2.9 3.5 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1967-682015-16
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid not play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+34+14.8+9.8+9.7+1.5-2.0+3.9+5.2+.173+3.1+4.9+.069
Brandon Jennings 48 18.1 6.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 2.3 6.3 .368 1.1 3.2 .329 1.2 1.6 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1968-692016-17
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+13.7+10.3+10.1+2.9-2.2+4.0+5.9+.151+3.2+5.1+.101
Brandon Jennings 81 22.2 7.1 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.6 .359 1.0 3.1 .313 1.4 1.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Walt Bellamy DNP------ --- ----------
Brandon Jennings 13 13.7 2.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.8 .389 0.2 1.0 .154 0.5 0.6 .875

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Brandon Jennings
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+65+11.1+6.4+6.7+1.3-2.5+2.5+3.4+.148+2.0+4.0+.424
Brandon Jennings 14 14.6 5.2 0.4 1.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.8 1.9 5.1 .375 0.6 2.4 .273 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+35.9+14.8+15.6+3.9-3.6+6.6+12.0+.468+1.7+3.1+.283
Brandon Jennings 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000

Additional Years

* Walt Bellamy played 5 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 1971 to 1975—Walt Bellamy played in 3 Playoffs.