Walt Bellamy vs. Jalen Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Rose 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, 1 more than Jalen Rose, who played 13. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Jalen Rose had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Jalen Rose 13 6 1994-95 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1961-621994-95
Team Chicago PackersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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
Jalen Rose 81 22.2 8.2 0.7 2.0 2.7 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.5 2.8 6.2 .454 0.4 1.4 .316 2.1 2.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Rose 3 33.0 10.0 1.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 0.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 9.3 .464 0.3 1.3 .250 1.0 1.7 .600

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1962-631995-96
Team Chicago ZephyrsDenver Nuggets
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
Jalen Rose 80 26.7 10.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 6.2 0.7 0.5 2.9 2.9 3.6 7.6 .480 0.4 1.4 .296 2.4 3.5 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1963-641996-97
Team Baltimore BulletsIndiana Pacers
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
Jalen Rose 66 18.0 7.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.6 2.1 2.6 5.7 .456 0.3 1.1 .292 1.8 2.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1964-651997-98
Team Baltimore BulletsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsPacers Lost East 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 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Jalen Rose 82 20.8 9.4 0.3 2.0 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.6 2.1 3.5 7.4 .478 0.3 0.9 .342 2.0 2.8 .728
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
Jalen Rose 15 19.5 8.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.5 3.2 6.7 .480 0.4 1.1 .375 1.3 1.8 .741

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1965-661998-99
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East 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 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Jalen Rose 49 25.3 11.1 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.6 4.1 10.1 .403 0.3 1.3 .262 2.6 3.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Rose 13 27.4 12.2 0.8 1.5 2.4 2.5 1.0 0.4 1.9 3.0 4.7 10.6 .442 0.6 1.8 .348 2.2 2.6 .824

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1966-671999-00
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisPacers 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 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Jalen Rose 80 37.2 18.2 0.5 4.3 4.8 4.0 1.1 0.6 2.4 2.9 7.0 15.0 .471 1.0 2.5 .393 3.2 3.8 .827
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
Jalen Rose 23 42.0 20.8 0.4 4.0 4.4 3.4 0.7 0.5 2.2 3.1 7.4 17.0 .437 1.3 3.0 .429 4.7 5.8 .805

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1967-682000-01
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisPacers 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 82 32.9 16.7 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 3.2 6.2 11.5 .541 - - - 4.3 6.5 .662
Jalen Rose 72 40.9 20.5 0.5 4.5 5.0 6.0 0.9 0.6 2.9 3.2 7.9 17.3 .457 0.8 2.4 .339 4.0 4.8 .828
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
Jalen Rose 4 41.3 18.0 0.8 3.8 4.5 2.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 4.5 7.5 19.8 .380 1.3 4.0 .313 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1968-692001-02
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls
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
Jalen Rose 83 38.0 20.4 0.5 4.0 4.5 4.3 0.9 0.5 2.4 3.0 8.0 17.6 .455 1.1 3.0 .362 3.4 4.0 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1969-702002-03
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
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
Jalen Rose 82 40.9 22.1 0.8 3.5 4.3 4.8 0.9 0.3 3.5 3.3 7.8 19.3 .406 1.6 4.4 .370 4.9 5.7 .854
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
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1970-712003-04
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors
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
Jalen Rose 66 37.8 15.5 0.5 3.5 4.0 5.0 0.8 0.3 3.2 2.8 5.8 14.4 .402 1.0 3.1 .342 2.8 3.5 .810
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
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1971-722004-05
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors
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
Jalen Rose 81 33.5 18.5 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.3 6.5 14.3 .455 1.3 3.4 .394 4.1 4.8 .854
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
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1972-732005-06
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors, New York Knicks
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 74 37.9 16.1 - - 13.0 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.1 12.2 .505 - - - 3.8 7.1 .538
Jalen Rose 72 27.5 12.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.5 0.4 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.0 9.5 .423 0.8 2.4 .343 3.4 4.4 .780
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
Jalen Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Walt Bellamy Jalen Rose
Season 1973-742006-07
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Jalen Rose 29 8.5 3.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.3 3.0 .442 0.7 1.6 .447 0.4 0.4 .917
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jalen Rose 1 9.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

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