Walt Bellamy vs. Darrell Griffith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darrell Griffith 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 Darrell Griffith, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Darrell Griffith had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Darrell Griffith 10 6 1980-81 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1961-621980-81
Team Chicago PackersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 79 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Darrell Griffith 81 35.4 20.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.9 2.7 8.8 19.1 .464 0.1 0.6 .192 2.8 4.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1962-631981-82
Team Chicago ZephyrsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 80 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Darrell Griffith 80 32.5 19.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.9 .482 0.2 0.7 .288 2.4 3.4 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1963-641982-83
Team Baltimore BulletsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Darrell Griffith 77 36.2 22.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 2.4 9.8 20.2 .484 0.5 1.7 .288 2.2 3.2 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1964-651983-84
Team Baltimore BulletsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsJazz Lost West 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 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Darrell Griffith 82 32.3 20.0 1.2 3.0 4.1 3.5 1.4 0.3 3.0 2.5 8.5 17.4 .490 1.1 3.1 .361 1.8 2.6 .696
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
Darrell Griffith 11 37.9 19.2 1.5 4.5 5.9 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.8 2.2 7.4 16.6 .443 1.5 4.1 .356 3.0 4.4 .688

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1965-661984-85
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Darrell Griffith 78 35.6 22.6 1.6 2.8 4.4 3.1 1.7 0.4 3.2 2.3 9.3 20.4 .457 1.2 3.3 .358 2.8 3.8 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Darrell Griffith 10 34.0 17.5 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 1.2 0.5 2.5 2.1 7.2 15.8 .456 1.3 3.6 .361 1.8 2.5 .720

Note: Darrell Griffith didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1966-671986-87
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisJazz Lost West 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 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Darrell Griffith 76 24.3 15.0 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 6.1 13.7 .446 0.9 2.6 .335 2.0 2.8 .703
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
Darrell Griffith 5 20.8 13.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 2.4 1.0 4.8 13.0 .369 1.2 3.0 .400 2.8 3.8 .737

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1967-681987-88
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
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
Darrell Griffith 52 20.2 11.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.0 4.8 11.3 .429 0.5 2.0 .275 1.1 1.8 .641
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
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1968-691988-89
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Darrell Griffith 82 29.0 13.8 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.1 5.7 12.7 .446 0.7 2.4 .311 1.7 2.2 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Darrell Griffith 3 23.7 15.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.3 6.7 16.3 .408 2.0 6.3 .316 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1969-701989-90
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsJazz Lost West 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 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Darrell Griffith 82 17.6 8.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.7 7.9 .464 1.0 2.6 .372 0.6 1.0 .654
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
Darrell Griffith 5 19.4 9.4 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 3.8 8.4 .452 1.0 1.8 .556 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
Season 1970-711990-91
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West 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
Darrell Griffith 75 13.4 5.7 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.3 5.9 .391 0.6 1.8 .348 0.5 0.6 .756
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
Darrell Griffith 3 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.3 .714 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
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
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
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
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Darrell Griffith
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
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
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
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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