Walt Bellamy vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. 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.
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 Michael Porter Jr., who played 7. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Michael Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +24 | +25.9 | +22.3 | | | +14.3 | +1.9 | | | | -1.8 | +8.8 | +16.7 | +.010 | | | | +5.8 | +9.5 | +.189 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
55 |
16.4 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.509 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.422 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.833 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Walt Bellamy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
19 |
23.7 |
11.4 |
1.1 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
8.6 |
.476 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.382 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.743 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +19 | +10.0 | +8.9 | | | +9.1 | +1.8 | | | | -1.4 | +3.2 | +6.5 | +.015 | | | | +5.2 | +8.1 | +.117 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
61 |
31.3 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
13.4 |
.542 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
.445 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.791 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Walt Bellamy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
10 |
33.2 |
17.4 |
1.2 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
13.5 |
.474 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
.397 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.810 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +71 | +13.0 | +17.1 | | | +10.4 | +0.3 | | | | -2.0 | +6.0 | +8.4 | +.154 | | | | +6.1 | +9.3 | +.095 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
9 |
29.4 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
11.4 |
.359 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
.208 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.556 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Walt Bellamy nor Michael Porter Jr. played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +18 | +12.3 | +7.4 | | | +9.1 | +1.4 | | | | -1.4 | +2.8 | +4.8 | +.022 | | | | +4.9 | +7.5 | +.115 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
62 |
29.0 |
17.4 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
13.2 |
.487 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
.414 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.800 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +10.0 | +7.5 | | | +7.0 | +1.8 | | | | -1.7 | +2.4 | +4.1 | +.045 | | | | +4.9 | +7.7 | +.130 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
20 |
32.7 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.7 |
.423 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
.351 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.793 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +10.2 | +6.1 | | | +8.7 | +1.4 | | | | -1.9 | +2.3 | +3.9 | +.022 | | | | +4.3 | +7.2 | +.212 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
81 |
31.7 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
6.4 |
13.3 |
.484 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.397 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.836 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Walt Bellamy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
12 |
36.9 |
15.8 |
0.7 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.466 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.407 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.769 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +2 | +4.4 | +0.8 | | | +6.5 | +0.5 | | | | -1.5 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.017 | | | | +2.8 | +4.8 | +.132 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
77 |
33.7 |
18.2 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
6.9 |
13.6 |
.504 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.395 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +8.2 | +9.2 | | | +11.0 | +2.4 | | | | -1.9 | +3.6 | +4.9 | +.127 | | | | +3.6 | +6.3 | +.128 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
14 |
31.1 |
9.1 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
.392 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.343 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.714 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +70 | +0.4 | +7.4 | | | +3.9 | +1.3 | | | | -0.9 | +2.4 | +6.7 | +.069 | | | | +0.5 | +2.0 | +.190 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
12 |
32.5 |
24.1 |
1.1 |
6.8 |
7.8 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
8.6 |
18.2 |
.472 |
3.1 |
8.8 |
.349 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.852 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Michael Porter Jr. |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Walt Bellamy played 7 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1969 to 1975—Walt Bellamy played in 4 Playoffs. |
Rookie of the Year
NBA Champion