Zelmo Beaty vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas and Zelmo Beaty, 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.

Zelmo Beaty played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jonas Valanciunas, who played 12. Zelmo Beaty had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Jonas Valanciunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Zelmo Beaty 8 7 1962-63 to 1974-75
Jonas Valanciunas 12 8 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1962-632012-13
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 24.0 10.2 - - 8.3 1.1 - - - 3.9 3.7 8.5 .439 - - - 2.8 3.8 .717
Jonas Valanciunas 62 23.9 8.9 2.0 4.0 6.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.0 3.3 5.9 .557 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 11 27.9 10.3 - - 7.6 1.0 - - - 4.3 3.9 8.8 .443 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1963-642013-14
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsRaptors 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 59 32.6 13.1 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 4.4 4.9 11.0 .444 - - - 3.4 4.6 .741
Jonas Valanciunas 81 28.2 11.3 2.8 6.0 8.8 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.7 3.1 4.4 8.3 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 12 36.3 14.3 - - 9.5 1.0 - - - 4.7 5.3 10.1 .521 - - - 3.8 6.4 .597
Jonas Valanciunas 7 28.6 10.9 2.7 7.0 9.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 3.1 4.4 7.0 .633 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.1 .636

Season 3

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1964-652014-15
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisRaptors 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 36.5 16.9 - - 12.1 1.4 - - - 4.1 6.3 13.1 .482 - - - 4.3 6.0 .715
Jonas Valanciunas 80 26.2 12.0 2.7 6.0 8.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 1.4 2.8 4.7 8.2 .572 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 4 38.5 19.3 - - 13.8 0.3 - - - 4.8 7.3 14.8 .492 - - - 4.8 6.3 .760
Jonas Valanciunas 4 26.5 11.3 2.3 7.0 9.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 9.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 4

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1965-662015-16
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsRaptors 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 38.4 20.7 - - 13.6 1.6 - - - 4.3 7.7 16.3 .473 - - - 5.3 7.0 .758
Jonas Valanciunas 60 26.0 12.8 3.1 6.1 9.1 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.6 5.1 8.9 .565 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 10 41.8 19.0 - - 13.1 2.2 - - - 3.8 7.3 14.8 .493 - - - 4.4 5.8 .759
Jonas Valanciunas 12 26.8 13.8 4.0 6.8 10.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.5 2.7 5.7 10.0 .567 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.3 .744

Season 5

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1966-672016-17
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsRaptors 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 48 34.6 17.8 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.5 .473 - - - 4.1 5.4 .758
Jonas Valanciunas 80 25.8 12.0 2.8 6.7 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.7 4.9 8.8 .557 0.0 0.0 .500 2.2 2.7 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 9 35.3 15.9 - - 9.9 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.1 11.6 .442 - - - 5.7 7.2 .785
Jonas Valanciunas 10 22.6 11.2 0.9 5.8 6.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.2 4.4 8.1 .543 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.3 .727

Season 6

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1967-682017-18
Team St. Louis HawksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisRaptors 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 82 37.4 21.1 - - 11.7 2.1 - - - 3.6 7.8 16.0 .488 - - - 5.5 7.0 .794
Jonas Valanciunas 77 22.4 12.7 2.4 6.2 8.6 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.1 8.9 .568 0.4 1.0 .405 2.2 2.7 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 6 39.8 21.5 - - 13.5 2.5 - - - 4.3 7.2 15.3 .467 - - - 7.2 9.2 .782
Jonas Valanciunas 10 24.4 14.6 3.0 7.5 10.5 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.2 5.8 10.7 .542 0.2 0.5 .400 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 7

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Atlanta HawksToronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 72 35.8 21.5 - - 11.1 1.8 - - - 3.8 8.2 17.4 .470 - - - 5.1 7.0 .731
Jonas Valanciunas 49 22.3 15.6 2.2 6.4 8.6 1.4 0.4 1.1 1.8 3.0 6.1 11.0 .559 0.3 1.0 .292 3.0 3.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty 11 43.0 22.5 - - 12.9 2.3 - - - 4.3 9.3 21.5 .432 - - - 3.9 5.8 .672
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Note: Zelmo Beaty didn't play in 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74.

Season 8

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
Zelmo Beaty 69 17.6 5.5 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 - 1.9 2.0 4.5 .439 - - - 1.6 2.0 .800
Jonas Valanciunas 70 26.4 14.9 3.0 8.2 11.3 1.9 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.6 6.2 10.6 .585 0.5 1.3 .352 2.1 2.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season -2020-21
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 62 28.3 17.1 4.1 8.4 12.5 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.6 2.9 7.1 12.0 .592 0.3 0.9 .368 2.5 3.3 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 5 33.2 15.0 4.0 5.8 9.8 2.6 0.6 0.6 2.0 3.6 6.6 11.6 .569 0.4 1.6 .250 1.4 1.6 .875

Season 10

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season -2021-22
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 74 30.3 17.8 3.1 8.3 11.4 2.6 0.6 0.8 2.4 3.3 6.9 12.7 .544 0.8 2.1 .361 3.2 3.9 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 6 29.2 14.5 5.5 8.8 14.3 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.5 11.3 .485 0.2 1.0 .167 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 11

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season -2022-23
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 79 24.9 14.1 2.8 7.3 10.2 1.8 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.1 5.6 10.3 .547 0.5 1.4 .349 2.3 2.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Zelmo Beaty Jonas Valanciunas
Season -2023-24
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 82 23.5 12.2 2.3 6.5 8.8 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.7 4.9 8.8 .559 0.5 1.5 .308 2.0 2.5 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Jonas Valanciunas 4 22.5 14.5 4.5 6.5 11.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.3 5.5 10.5 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 4.3 .824