Walt Bellamy vs. Greg Ostertag Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ostertag 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, 3 more than Greg Ostertag, who played 11. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Greg Ostertag had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Greg Ostertag 11 9 1995-96 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1961-621995-96
Team Chicago PackersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 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
Greg Ostertag 57 11.6 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 1.6 1.5 3.2 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 15 14.1 3.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.9 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .619

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1962-631996-97
Team Chicago ZephyrsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost NBA 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 41.3 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Greg Ostertag 77 23.6 7.3 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.4 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 5.3 .515 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 20 23.0 4.7 2.6 4.3 6.9 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.9 3.8 1.7 4.2 .410 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .743

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1963-641997-98
Team Baltimore BulletsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost NBA 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
Greg Ostertag 63 20.4 4.7 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.4 0.4 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.8 3.8 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.2 .479
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 19 17.7 3.4 1.3 2.9 4.3 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6 2.7 1.4 2.4 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .480

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1964-651998-99
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
Greg Ostertag 48 27.9 5.7 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.5 0.3 2.7 0.9 2.9 2.1 4.3 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .620
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
Greg Ostertag 11 23.7 4.0 1.6 4.3 5.9 0.5 0.2 2.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 3.2 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .643

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1965-661999-00
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
Greg Ostertag 81 19.8 4.5 2.1 3.8 6.0 0.2 0.2 2.1 1.0 2.4 1.5 3.3 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 8 21.6 3.8 2.4 3.3 5.6 0.3 0.3 2.1 1.0 2.5 1.3 2.4 .526 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1966-672000-01
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
Greg Ostertag 81 18.4 4.5 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.7 1.7 3.5 .495 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.9 .556
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
Greg Ostertag 5 12.8 1.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.8 2.2 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.8 .000

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1967-682001-02
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 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Greg Ostertag 74 15.0 3.3 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.7 0.2 1.5 0.7 2.1 1.2 2.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .485
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
Greg Ostertag 4 21.8 6.8 4.8 3.8 8.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.3 5.3 .619 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 2.5 .100

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1968-692002-03
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
Greg Ostertag 81 23.8 5.4 2.2 4.0 6.2 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.1 4.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .510
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Greg Ostertag 5 30.2 9.2 3.8 4.8 8.6 1.6 0.6 1.8 1.6 3.4 3.2 7.2 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .737

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1969-702003-04
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
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
Greg Ostertag 78 27.6 6.8 2.8 4.6 7.4 1.6 0.4 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.7 5.6 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .579
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
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1970-712004-05
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisKings 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 82 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Greg Ostertag 56 9.9 1.6 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.5 .440 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.7 .342
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
Greg Ostertag 2 12.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
Season 1971-722005-06
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
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 38.9 18.6 - - 12.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 7.2 13.3 .545 - - - 4.1 7.1 .585
Greg Ostertag 60 13.5 2.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.0 0.1 1.1 0.8 2.2 1.0 2.1 .492 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Greg Ostertag
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
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
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
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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