Walt Bellamy vs. Theo Ratliff Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Theo Ratliff 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, 2 less than Theo Ratliff, who played 16. Walt Bellamy had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, while Theo Ratliff had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Walt Bellamy	Theo Ratliff
Season	1961-62	1995-96
Team	Chicago Packers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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	42.3	31.6	-	-	19.0	2.7	-	-	-	3.6	12.3	23.7	.519	-	-	-	6.9	10.8	.644
Theo Ratliff	75	17.4	4.5	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.2	0.2	1.5	0.7	1.9	1.7	3.1	.557	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.6	.708
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Bellamy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Theo Ratliff	1	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 2
	Walt Bellamy	Theo Ratliff
Season	1962-63	1996-97
Team	Chicago Zephyrs	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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
Theo Ratliff	76	17.0	5.8	1.4	1.9	3.4	0.2	0.4	1.5	0.7	2.4	2.4	4.4	.531	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.5	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Bellamy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Theo Ratliff	3	5.7	2.7	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.0	1.7	1.0	1.3	.750	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.500

Season 3
	Walt Bellamy	Theo Ratliff
Season	1963-64	1997-98
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers
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	42.4	27.0	-	-	17.0	1.6	-	-	-	3.8	10.1	19.8	.513	-	-	-	6.7	10.3	.651
Theo Ratliff	82	29.8	9.9	2.7	4.0	6.7	0.7	0.6	3.1	1.4	3.6	3.7	7.3	.513	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.4	.701
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Bellamy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Theo Ratliff	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Walt Bellamy	Theo Ratliff
Season	1964-65	1998-99
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost West Div Finals	76ers 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	41.3	24.8	-	-	14.6	2.4	-	-	-	3.3	9.2	18.0	.509	-	-	-	6.4	9.4	.685
Theo Ratliff	50	32.5	11.2	2.8	5.4	8.1	0.6	0.9	3.0	1.8	3.6	3.9	8.4	.470	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.6	.725
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
Theo Ratliff	7	29.1	7.3	3.3	4.0	7.3	0.9	0.7	2.6	1.0	2.7	2.9	6.1	.465	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.7	.579

Season 6
	Walt Bellamy	Theo Ratliff
Season	1966-67	2000-01
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div 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	79	38.1	19.0	-	-	13.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.2	13.7	.521	-	-	-	4.7	7.3	.636
Theo Ratliff	50	36.0	12.4	2.5	5.8	8.3	1.2	0.6	3.7	2.5	3.3	4.6	9.1	.499	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.3	.760
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
Theo Ratliff	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Walt Bellamy	Theo Ratliff
Season	1969-70	2003-04
Team	Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks	Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Blocks Leader
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
Theo Ratliff	85	31.3	7.9	2.3	4.9	7.2	0.8	0.6	3.6	1.4	3.5	3.1	6.5	.485	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.645
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
Theo Ratliff	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-