Walt Bellamy vs. Francisco Garcia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Francisco Garcia 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 Francisco Garcia, who played 10. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Francisco Garcia had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Francisco Garcia 10 3 2005-06 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1961-622005-06
Team Chicago PackersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 42.3 31.6 - - 19.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 12.3 23.7 .519 - - - 6.9 10.8 .644
Francisco Garcia 67 19.4 5.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.9 .400 0.6 2.0 .285 1.2 1.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia 6 6.8 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.8 .455 0.2 0.7 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1962-632006-07
Team Chicago ZephyrsSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 79 17.8 6.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 2.1 4.8 .429 0.7 1.9 .356 1.2 1.4 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1963-642007-08
Team Baltimore BulletsSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 79 26.5 12.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 2.9 4.4 9.5 .463 1.4 3.7 .391 2.1 2.6 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1964-652008-09
Team Baltimore BulletsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets 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 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Francisco Garcia 65 30.4 12.7 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.3 1.2 1.0 1.7 3.0 4.5 10.2 .444 1.4 3.4 .398 2.2 2.7 .820
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1965-662009-10
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Francisco Garcia 25 23.0 8.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.3 7.0 .466 0.9 2.4 .390 0.6 0.7 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1966-672010-11
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 58 23.9 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.2 3.6 8.2 .436 1.4 3.9 .362 1.1 1.3 .855
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1967-682011-12
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 49 16.3 4.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.8 4.7 .376 0.8 2.7 .290 0.5 0.6 .800
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1968-692012-13
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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
Francisco Garcia 58 17.7 5.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.2 .393 1.2 3.1 .374 0.3 0.4 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia 6 27.3 10.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.5 3.7 8.3 .440 2.8 6.2 .459 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 9
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1969-702013-14
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsRockets 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
Francisco Garcia 55 19.7 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.2 2.1 5.3 .401 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 0.3 .526
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
Francisco Garcia 2 11.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 10
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Francisco Garcia 14 14.3 3.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.2 4.5 .270 0.7 3.2 .222 0.1 0.3 .250
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Walt Bellamy Francisco Garcia
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
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