Walt Bellamy vs. Jay Humphries Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jay Humphries 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 Jay Humphries, who played 11. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Jay Humphries had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Jay Humphries 11 7 1984-85 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1961-621984-85
Team Chicago PackersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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
Jay Humphries 80 25.8 8.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 4.4 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.6 3.5 7.8 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 1.8 2.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jay Humphries 3 30.0 16.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.3 0.7 0.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 10.3 .645 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1962-631985-86
Team Chicago ZephyrsPhoenix Suns
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
Jay Humphries 82 33.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 6.4 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 4.3 9.0 .479 0.0 0.4 .138 2.4 3.1 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1963-641986-87
Team Baltimore BulletsPhoenix Suns
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
Jay Humphries 82 31.5 11.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 7.7 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.4 9.2 .477 0.1 0.3 .185 2.4 3.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1964-651987-88
Team Baltimore BulletsPhoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div FinalsBucks 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 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Jay Humphries 68 26.6 10.0 0.7 1.8 2.6 5.8 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.6 4.2 7.9 .528 0.0 0.3 .167 1.6 2.3 .732
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
Jay Humphries 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1965-661988-89
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Jay Humphries 73 30.4 11.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 5.5 1.9 0.1 2.2 2.6 4.7 9.8 .483 0.3 1.3 .266 1.8 2.2 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jay Humphries 9 35.9 14.6 0.9 2.1 3.0 7.8 0.9 0.0 1.3 3.2 5.4 11.0 .495 0.3 2.0 .167 3.3 3.8 .882

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1966-671989-90
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisBucks 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 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Jay Humphries 81 34.8 15.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.8 1.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.1 12.4 .494 0.3 0.9 .300 2.8 3.5 .786
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
Jay Humphries 3 26.3 9.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 6.3 1.0 0.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 5.0 .533 0.3 1.0 .333 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1967-681990-91
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisBucks 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
Jay Humphries 80 34.1 15.2 0.7 2.0 2.8 6.7 1.6 0.1 1.9 3.0 6.0 12.0 .502 0.8 2.0 .373 2.4 3.0 .799
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
Jay Humphries 3 41.0 15.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 8.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 5.7 5.7 10.7 .531 0.7 1.7 .400 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1968-691991-92
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Jay Humphries 71 31.8 14.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.6 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.0 5.3 11.3 .469 0.6 2.0 .292 2.7 3.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1969-701992-93
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
Jay Humphries 78 26.1 8.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.7 3.0 3.7 8.4 .436 0.2 1.0 .200 1.3 1.7 .777
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
Jay Humphries 5 23.0 5.2 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 6.6 .333 0.4 1.6 .250 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1970-711993-94
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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 82 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Jay Humphries 75 21.6 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.1 .436 0.5 1.3 .396 0.8 1.0 .750
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
Jay Humphries 16 22.3 7.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.9 6.8 .426 0.4 1.4 .318 1.2 1.8 .679

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
Season 1971-721994-95
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz, Boston Celtics
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
Jay Humphries 18 11.2 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.4 1.9 .235 0.1 0.2 .500 0.1 0.2 .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
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Jay Humphries
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
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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