Zelmo Beaty vs. Walt Frazier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walt Frazier 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, 5 less than Walt Frazier, who played 13. Zelmo Beaty had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Walt Frazier 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
Zelmo Beaty 8 7 1962-63 to 1974-75
Walt Frazier 13 8 1967-68 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1962-631967-68
Team St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsKnicks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 24.0 10.2 - - 8.3 1.1 - - - 3.9 3.7 8.5 .439 - - - 2.8 3.8 .717
Walt Frazier 74 21.5 9.0 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 2.7 3.5 7.7 .451 - - - 2.1 3.2 .655
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
Walt Frazier 4 29.8 9.5 - - 5.5 6.3 - - - 3.0 3.0 8.3 .364 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 2

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1963-641968-69
Team St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 59 32.6 13.1 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 4.4 4.9 11.0 .444 - - - 3.4 4.6 .741
Walt Frazier 80 36.9 17.5 - - 6.2 7.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 13.2 .505 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
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
Walt Frazier 10 41.5 21.2 - - 7.4 9.1 - - - 3.0 8.9 17.7 .503 - - - 3.4 5.7 .596

Season 3

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1964-651969-70
Team St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisNBA 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 80 36.5 16.9 - - 12.1 1.4 - - - 4.1 6.3 13.1 .482 - - - 4.3 6.0 .715
Walt Frazier 77 39.5 20.9 - - 6.0 8.2 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.0 .518 - - - 5.3 7.1 .748
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
Walt Frazier 19 43.9 16.0 - - 7.8 8.2 - - - 2.8 6.2 13.0 .478 - - - 3.6 4.7 .764

Season 4

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1965-661970-71
Team St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsKnicks 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
Walt Frazier 80 43.2 21.7 - - 6.8 6.7 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.5 .494 - - - 5.4 7.0 .779
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
Walt Frazier 12 41.8 22.6 - - 5.8 4.5 - - - 3.8 9.0 17.0 .529 - - - 4.6 6.3 .733

Season 5

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1966-671971-72
Team St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsKnicks 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 48 34.6 17.8 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.9 6.8 14.5 .473 - - - 4.1 5.4 .758
Walt Frazier 77 40.6 23.2 - - 6.7 5.8 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.0 .512 - - - 5.8 7.2 .808
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
Walt Frazier 16 44.0 24.3 - - 7.0 6.1 - - - 3.0 9.3 17.3 .536 - - - 5.8 7.8 .736

Season 6

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1967-681972-73
Team St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisNBA 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 %
Zelmo Beaty 82 37.4 21.1 - - 11.7 2.1 - - - 3.6 7.8 16.0 .488 - - - 5.5 7.0 .794
Walt Frazier 78 40.8 21.1 - - 7.3 5.9 - - - 2.4 8.7 17.8 .490 - - - 3.7 4.5 .817
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
Walt Frazier 17 45.0 21.9 - - 7.3 6.2 - - - 3.1 8.8 17.2 .514 - - - 4.3 5.5 .777

Season 7

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1968-691973-74
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsKnicks 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 72 35.8 21.5 - - 11.1 1.8 - - - 3.8 8.2 17.4 .470 - - - 5.1 7.0 .731
Walt Frazier 80 41.7 20.5 1.5 5.2 6.7 6.9 2.0 0.2 - 2.7 8.4 17.9 .472 - - - 3.7 4.4 .838
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
Walt Frazier 12 40.9 22.5 1.8 6.2 7.9 4.0 1.8 0.3 - 3.4 9.4 18.8 .502 - - - 3.7 4.1 .898

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

Season 8

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season 1974-751974-75
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Walt Frazier 78 41.1 21.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 6.1 2.4 0.2 - 2.6 8.6 17.8 .483 - - - 4.2 5.1 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 3 41.3 23.7 1.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 3.7 0.0 - 1.3 9.7 15.3 .630 - - - 4.3 5.3 .813

Season 9

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season -1975-76
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 59 41.1 19.1 1.3 5.4 6.8 5.9 1.8 0.2 - 2.8 8.0 16.4 .485 - - - 3.2 3.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season -1976-77
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 76 35.4 17.4 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.3 1.7 0.1 - 2.6 7.0 14.3 .489 - - - 3.4 4.4 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season -1977-78
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 51 32.6 16.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 4.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 2.4 6.6 14.0 .471 - - - 3.0 3.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season -1978-79
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 12 23.3 10.8 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.5 10.2 .443 - - - 1.8 2.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Zelmo Beaty Walt Frazier
Season -1979-80
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier 3 9.0 3.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 3.7 .364 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zelmo Beaty ------- --- ----------
Walt Frazier ------- --- ----------