Walt Bellamy
C · NOJ
Seasons 1961-62–1974-75 · 14 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1939
★ Hall of Fame★ Rookie of the Year4× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Bells, Mister Bellamy |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #8 |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Born | 1939-07-24 |
| College | Indiana |
| Drafted | 1961 · Round 1, Pick 1 · CHP |
| Seasons | 1961-62–1974-75 (14) |
Career averages
20.1 PPG, 13.7 RPG, 2.4 APG · 1043 games · .516 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | CHP | 22 | 79 | 42.3 | .519 | — | .644 | 19.0 | 2.7 | — | — | 31.6 | 26.6 | .554 |
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 23 | 80 | 41.3 | .527 | — | .674 | 16.4 | 2.9 | — | — | 27.9 | 24.9 | .571 |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 24 | 80 | 42.4 | .513 | — | .651 | 17.0 | 1.6 | — | — | 27.0 | 23.3 | .555 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 25 | 80 | 41.3 | .509 | — | .685 | 14.6 | 2.4 | — | — | 24.8 | 21.7 | .559 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 26 | 80 | 41.9 | .506 | — | .624 | 15.7 | 2.9 | — | — | 22.8 | 19.3 | .543 |
| BAL | 26 | 8 | 33.5 | .452 | — | .597 | 12.8 | 2.3 | — | — | 19.0 | 17.7 | .495 | |
| NYK | 26 | 72 | 42.8 | .512 | — | .627 | 16.0 | 3.0 | — | — | 23.2 | 19.4 | .548 | |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 27 | 79 | 38.1 | .521 | — | .636 | 13.5 | 2.6 | — | — | 19.0 | 18.4 | .560 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 28 | 82 | 32.9 | .541 | — | .662 | 11.7 | 2.0 | — | — | 16.7 | 19.1 | .583 |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 29 | 88 | 35.9 | .510 | — | .649 | 12.5 | 2.0 | — | — | 17.4 | 18.0 | .555 |
| NYK | 29 | 35 | 32.5 | .507 | — | .619 | 11.0 | 2.2 | — | — | 15.2 | 17.9 | .543 | |
| DET | 29 | 53 | 38.2 | .512 | — | .663 | 13.5 | 1.9 | — | — | 18.8 | 18.0 | .562 | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 30 | 79 | 25.7 | .523 | — | .576 | 8.9 | 1.8 | — | — | 11.6 | 16.4 | .549 |
| DET | 30 | 56 | 20.9 | .547 | — | .562 | 7.1 | 1.0 | — | — | 10.0 | 16.7 | .567 | |
| ATL | 30 | 23 | 37.2 | .491 | — | .605 | 13.5 | 3.8 | — | — | 15.5 | 16.0 | .523 | |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 31 | 82 | 35.5 | .493 | — | .604 | 12.9 | 2.8 | — | — | 14.7 | 16.5 | .535 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 32 | 82 | 38.9 | .545 | — | .585 | 12.8 | 3.2 | — | — | 18.6 | 19.0 | .567 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 33 | 74 | 37.9 | .505 | — | .538 | 13.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 16.1 | 15.9 | .527 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 34 | 77 | 31.7 | .486 | — | .608 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 15.2 | .521 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 35 | 1 | 14.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 1.042 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | CHP | 79 | — | 3,344 | 973 | 1,875 | .519 | — | — | 549 | 853 | 1500 | 210 | — | — | — | 2,495 |
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 80 | — | 3,306 | 840 | 1,595 | .527 | — | — | 553 | 821 | 1309 | 233 | — | — | — | 2,233 |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 80 | — | 3,394 | 811 | 1,582 | .513 | — | — | 537 | 825 | 1361 | 126 | — | — | — | 2,159 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 80 | — | 3,301 | 733 | 1,441 | .509 | — | — | 515 | 752 | 1166 | 191 | — | — | — | 1,981 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 80 | — | 3,352 | 695 | 1,373 | .506 | — | — | 430 | 689 | 1254 | 235 | — | — | — | 1,820 |
| BAL | 8 | — | 268 | 56 | 124 | .452 | — | — | 40 | 67 | 102 | 18 | — | — | — | 152 | |
| NYK | 72 | — | 3,084 | 639 | 1,249 | .512 | — | — | 390 | 622 | 1152 | 217 | — | — | — | 1,668 | |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 79 | — | 3,010 | 565 | 1,084 | .521 | — | — | 369 | 580 | 1064 | 206 | — | — | — | 1,499 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 82 | — | 2,695 | 511 | 944 | .541 | — | — | 350 | 529 | 961 | 164 | — | — | — | 1,372 |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 88 | — | 3,159 | 563 | 1,103 | .510 | — | — | 401 | 618 | 1101 | 176 | — | — | — | 1,527 |
| NYK | 35 | — | 1,136 | 204 | 402 | .507 | — | — | 125 | 202 | 385 | 77 | — | — | — | 533 | |
| DET | 53 | — | 2,023 | 359 | 701 | .512 | — | — | 276 | 416 | 716 | 99 | — | — | — | 994 | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 79 | — | 2,028 | 351 | 671 | .523 | — | — | 215 | 373 | 707 | 143 | — | — | — | 917 |
| DET | 56 | — | 1,173 | 210 | 384 | .547 | — | — | 140 | 249 | 397 | 55 | — | — | — | 560 | |
| ATL | 23 | — | 855 | 141 | 287 | .491 | — | — | 75 | 124 | 310 | 88 | — | — | — | 357 | |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | — | 2,908 | 433 | 879 | .493 | — | — | 336 | 556 | 1060 | 230 | — | — | — | 1,202 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 82 | — | 3,187 | 593 | 1,089 | .545 | — | — | 340 | 581 | 1049 | 262 | — | — | — | 1,526 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 74 | — | 2,802 | 455 | 901 | .505 | — | — | 283 | 526 | 964 | 179 | — | — | — | 1,193 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 77 | — | 2,440 | 389 | 801 | .486 | — | — | 233 | 383 | 740 | 189 | 52 | 48 | — | 1,011 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 |
| Career | 1043 | — | — | 7,914 | 15,340 | .516 | 0 | 0 | 5113 | 8088 | 14241 | 2544 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 20,941 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | CHP | 79 | 42.3 | 10.5 | 20.2 | .519 | — | — | 5.9 | 9.2 | 16.1 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 26.9 |
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 80 | 41.3 | 9.1 | 17.4 | .527 | — | — | 6.0 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 24.3 |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 80 | 42.4 | 8.6 | 16.8 | .513 | — | — | 5.7 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 22.9 |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 80 | 41.3 | 8.0 | 15.7 | .509 | — | — | 5.6 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 21.6 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 80 | 41.9 | 7.5 | 14.7 | .506 | — | — | 4.6 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 19.5 |
| BAL | 8 | 33.5 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .452 | — | — | 5.4 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 20.4 | |
| NYK | 72 | 42.8 | 7.5 | 14.6 | .512 | — | — | 4.6 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 19.5 | |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 79 | 38.1 | 6.8 | 13.0 | .521 | — | — | 4.4 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 17.9 |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 82 | 32.9 | 6.8 | 12.6 | .541 | — | — | 4.7 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 18.3 |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 88 | 35.9 | 6.4 | 12.6 | .510 | — | — | 4.6 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| NYK | 35 | 32.5 | 6.5 | 12.7 | .507 | — | — | 4.0 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 16.9 | |
| DET | 53 | 38.2 | 6.4 | 12.5 | .512 | — | — | 4.9 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 17.7 | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 79 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 11.9 | .523 | — | — | 3.8 | 6.6 | 12.6 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 16.3 |
| DET | 56 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 11.8 | .547 | — | — | 4.3 | 7.6 | 12.2 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 17.2 | |
| ATL | 23 | 37.2 | 5.9 | 12.1 | .491 | — | — | 3.2 | 5.2 | 13.1 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 15.0 | |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | 35.5 | 5.4 | 10.9 | .493 | — | — | 4.2 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 82 | 38.9 | 6.7 | 12.3 | .545 | — | — | 3.8 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 17.2 |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 74 | 37.9 | 5.8 | 11.6 | .505 | — | — | 3.6 | 6.8 | 12.4 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 15.3 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 77 | 31.7 | 5.7 | 11.8 | .486 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | — | 14.9 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 1 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1.000 | — | — | 5.1 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 15.4 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | CHP | 79 | 3,344 | 26.6 | .554 | — | 13.4 | 2.8 | 16.3 | .233 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 80 | 3,306 | 24.9 | .571 | — | 12.6 | 1.1 | 13.7 | .199 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BAL | 80 | 3,394 | 23.3 | .555 | — | 11.4 | 2.9 | 14.4 | .203 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 80 | 3,301 | 21.7 | .559 | — | 11.2 | 0.9 | 12.1 | .175 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 80 | 3,352 | 19.3 | .543 | — | 8.3 | 1.2 | 9.5 | .136 | — | — | — | — |
| BAL | 8 | 268 | 17.7 | .495 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .108 | — | — | — | — | |
| NYK | 72 | 3,084 | 19.4 | .548 | — | 7.9 | 1.0 | 8.9 | .139 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966-67 | NYK | 79 | 3,010 | 18.4 | .560 | — | 7.4 | 1.4 | 8.8 | .140 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | NYK | 82 | 2,695 | 19.1 | .583 | — | 7.9 | 3.3 | 11.1 | .198 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 88 | 3,159 | 18.0 | .555 | — | 7.7 | 2.6 | 10.4 | .157 | — | — | — | — |
| NYK | 35 | 1,136 | 17.9 | .543 | — | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .181 | — | — | — | — | |
| DET | 53 | 2,023 | 18.0 | .562 | — | 5.2 | 0.9 | 6.1 | .144 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 79 | 2,028 | 16.4 | .549 | — | 3.5 | 1.3 | 4.9 | .115 | — | — | — | — |
| DET | 56 | 1,173 | 16.7 | .567 | — | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | .133 | — | — | — | — | |
| ATL | 23 | 855 | 16.0 | .523 | — | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .090 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970-71 | ATL | 82 | 2,908 | 16.5 | .535 | — | 4.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 | .102 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 82 | 3,187 | 19.0 | .567 | — | 7.8 | 2.5 | 10.3 | .155 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 74 | 2,802 | 15.9 | .527 | — | 4.2 | 2.9 | 7.1 | .122 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 77 | 2,440 | 15.2 | .521 | — | 3.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .107 | +0.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +1.1 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 1 | 14 | 16.4 | 1.042 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .222 | -3.8 | +0.1 | -3.7 | +0.0 |
| Career | 1043 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | +1.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 10 | 17.0 | 20.9 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .468 | — | .527 |
| 1966-67 | 4 | 39.2 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .519 | — | .550 |
| 1967-68 | 6 | 46.2 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .421 | — | .468 |
| 1969-70 | 9 | 40.9 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .468 | — | .516 |
| 1970-71 | 5 | 43.2 | 20.8 | 14.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .594 | — | .636 |
| 1971-72 | 6 | 41.2 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .488 | — | .529 |
| 1972-73 | 6 | 41.2 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .395 | — | .411 |
| Career | 46 | 36.6 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .471 | — | .515 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 517 | 20.8 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 291–226 |
| Away | 526 | 19.3 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 149–377 |
| In wins | 440 | 20.5 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 440–0 |
| In losses | 603 | 19.8 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 0–603 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 77 | 22.8 | 14.2 | 1.7 | 29–48 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 101 | 21.0 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 18–83 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 48 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 24–24 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 14–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 87 | 23.2 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 42–45 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 95 | 19.3 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 40–55 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 44 | 15.3 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 24–20 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 96 | 24.1 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 40–56 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 18.0 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 11–20 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 75 | 21.6 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 34–41 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 81 | 20.6 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 34–47 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 29 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 14–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 16 | 18.1 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 12–4 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 3–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Walt Bellamy's career stats?
Walt Bellamy has averaged 20.1 PPG, 13.7 RPG, 2.4 APG over 14 seasons (1961-62–1974-75).
How tall is Walt Bellamy?
Walt Bellamy is 6-11 (225 lb).
When was Walt Bellamy drafted?
Walt Bellamy was drafted in 1961, round 1, pick 1.