Walt Bellamy vs. Marc Iavaroni Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marc Iavaroni 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, 7 more than Marc Iavaroni, who played 7. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Marc Iavaroni had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Marc Iavaroni 7 7 1982-83 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1961-621982-83
Team Chicago PackersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Marc Iavaroni 80 20.2 5.1 1.5 2.7 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.7 3.0 2.0 4.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 13 21.8 5.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.0 3.2 2.2 4.0 .558 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .500

Season 2

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1962-631983-84
Team Chicago ZephyrsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 27.9 - - 16.4 2.9 - - - 3.5 10.5 19.9 .527 - - - 6.9 10.3 .674
Marc Iavaroni 78 19.6 5.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.8 1.9 4.1 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 4 16.0 5.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.3 4.5 1.8 3.8 .467 0.3 0.5 .500 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 3

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1963-641984-85
Team Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 80 42.4 27.0 - - 17.0 1.6 - - - 3.8 10.1 19.8 .513 - - - 6.7 10.3 .651
Marc Iavaroni 69 19.3 6.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.1 2.3 5.1 .458 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 5 23.2 9.0 1.6 3.6 5.2 2.6 1.0 0.4 3.0 4.6 3.0 5.6 .536 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 4

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1964-651985-86
Team Baltimore BulletsSan Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets 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 80 41.3 24.8 - - 14.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 9.2 18.0 .509 - - - 6.4 9.4 .685
Marc Iavaroni 68 14.9 4.4 0.9 2.1 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.4 1.6 3.6 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .661
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
Marc Iavaroni 4 18.3 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 5

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1965-661986-87
Team Baltimore Bullets, New York KnicksUtah 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 80 41.9 22.8 - - 15.7 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.7 17.2 .506 - - - 5.4 8.6 .624
Marc Iavaroni 78 10.8 3.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.0 1.3 2.8 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.5 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni 5 9.4 2.0 1.6 1.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 6

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1966-671987-88
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 79 38.1 19.0 - - 13.5 2.6 - - - 3.5 7.2 13.7 .521 - - - 4.7 7.3 .636
Marc Iavaroni 81 15.3 4.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.8 3.8 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .788
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
Marc Iavaroni 11 12.5 4.0 0.5 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.4 1.5 2.6 .552 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .857

Season 7

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1967-681988-89
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
Marc Iavaroni 77 10.3 2.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.1 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .818
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
Marc Iavaroni 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1968-69-
Team New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons-
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 88 35.9 17.4 - - 12.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 6.4 12.5 .510 - - - 4.6 7.0 .649
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walt Bellamy ------- --- ----------
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1969-70-
Team Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 25.7 11.6 - - 8.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.4 8.5 .523 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
Season 1970-71-
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 35.5 14.7 - - 12.9 2.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 10.7 .493 - - - 4.1 6.8 .604
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
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
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Walt Bellamy Marc Iavaroni
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
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------
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
Marc Iavaroni ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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