Walt Bellamy vs. Phil Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Jackson 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, 2 more than Phil Jackson, who played 12. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Phil Jackson had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Phil Jackson	12	8	1967-68 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1961-62	1967-68
Team	Chicago Packers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Div 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	42.3	31.6	-	-	19.0	2.7	-	-	-	3.6	12.3	23.7	.519	-	-	-	6.9	10.8	.644
Phil Jackson	75	14.6	6.2	-	-	4.5	0.7	-	-	-	2.8	2.4	6.1	.400	-	-	-	1.3	2.2	.589

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Bellamy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Jackson	6	15.0	4.0	-	-	4.2	0.3	-	-	-	3.8	1.7	5.8	.286	-	-	-	0.7	0.8	.800


Season 2
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1962-63	1968-69
Team	Chicago Zephyrs	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	80	41.3	27.9	-	-	16.4	2.9	-	-	-	3.5	10.5	19.9	.527	-	-	-	6.9	10.3	.674
Phil Jackson	47	19.7	7.1	-	-	5.2	0.9	-	-	-	3.6	2.7	6.3	.429	-	-	-	1.7	2.5	.672

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

Note: Phil Jackson didn't play in 1969-70 (NBA Champion).


Season 3
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1963-64	1970-71
Team	Baltimore Bullets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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	42.4	27.0	-	-	17.0	1.6	-	-	-	3.8	10.1	19.8	.513	-	-	-	6.7	10.3	.651
Phil Jackson	71	10.9	4.7	-	-	3.4	0.4	-	-	-	2.4	1.7	3.7	.449	-	-	-	1.3	1.9	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Bellamy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Jackson	5	6.0	1.8	-	-	2.0	0.4	-	-	-	1.6	0.8	2.8	.286	-	-	-	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 4
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1964-65	1971-72
Team	Baltimore Bullets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost West Div Finals	Knicks 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	24.8	-	-	14.6	2.4	-	-	-	3.3	9.2	18.0	.509	-	-	-	6.4	9.4	.685
Phil Jackson	80	15.9	7.2	-	-	4.1	0.9	-	-	-	2.8	2.6	5.8	.440	-	-	-	2.1	2.9	.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
Phil Jackson	16	20.0	9.8	-	-	5.1	0.9	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	7.5	.475	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.737


Season 5
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1965-66	1972-73
Team	Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	80	41.9	22.8	-	-	15.7	2.9	-	-	-	3.7	8.7	17.2	.506	-	-	-	5.4	8.6	.624
Phil Jackson	80	17.4	8.1	-	-	4.3	1.2	-	-	-	2.7	3.1	6.9	.443	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Bellamy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Jackson	17	19.9	8.7	-	-	4.2	1.4	-	-	-	3.5	3.5	7.1	.500	-	-	-	1.6	2.2	.737


Season 6
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1966-67	1973-74
Team	New York Knicks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Knicks 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	79	38.1	19.0	-	-	13.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.2	13.7	.521	-	-	-	4.7	7.3	.636
Phil Jackson	82	25.0	11.1	1.5	4.3	5.8	1.6	0.5	0.8	-	3.4	4.4	9.2	.477	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.776

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
Phil Jackson	12	24.8	11.3	1.3	3.5	4.8	1.3	0.8	0.4	-	3.3	4.5	9.7	.466	-	-	-	2.3	2.5	.900


Season 7
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1967-68	1974-75
Team	New York Knicks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Knicks 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
Phil Jackson	78	29.3	10.8	1.8	5.9	7.7	1.7	1.1	0.7	-	4.2	4.2	9.1	.455	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.763

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
Phil Jackson	3	26.0	9.0	1.7	6.7	8.3	0.7	1.3	1.0	-	5.0	3.3	7.0	.476	-	-	-	2.3	2.7	.875


Season 8
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1968-69	1975-76
Team	New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
Phil Jackson	80	18.3	6.0	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.3	0.5	0.3	-	3.4	2.3	4.8	.478	-	-	-	1.4	1.9	.733

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


Season 9
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1969-70	1976-77
Team	Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost West Div Finals	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	79	25.7	11.6	-	-	8.9	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	8.5	.523	-	-	-	2.7	4.7	.576
Phil Jackson	76	13.6	3.4	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.1	0.4	0.2	-	2.4	1.3	3.1	.440	-	-	-	0.7	0.9	.718

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
Phil Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1970-71	1977-78
Team	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks 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
Phil Jackson	63	10.4	2.4	0.5	1.3	1.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.7	1.7	0.9	1.8	.478	-	-	-	0.7	0.9	.768

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
Phil Jackson	6	8.3	2.0	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.7	1.8	0.7	1.3	.500	-	-	-	0.7	1.0	.667


Season 11
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1971-72	1978-79
Team	Atlanta Hawks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Nets 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	38.9	18.6	-	-	12.8	3.2	-	-	-	3.1	7.2	13.3	.545	-	-	-	4.1	7.1	.585
Phil Jackson	59	18.1	6.3	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.4	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.8	2.4	5.1	.475	-	-	-	1.5	1.8	.819

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
Phil Jackson	2	10.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	.333	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 12
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
Season	1972-73	1979-80
Team	Atlanta Hawks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	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	74	37.9	16.1	-	-	13.0	2.4	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	12.2	.505	-	-	-	3.8	7.1	.538
Phil Jackson	16	12.1	4.1	0.8	0.8	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.6	2.2	1.8	2.9	.630	0.0	0.1	.000	0.4	0.6	.700

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
Phil Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
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
Phil Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 14
	Walt Bellamy	Phil Jackson
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
Phil Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Walt Bellamy vs. Phil Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Jackson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14