Walt Bellamy

NOJ

seasons14
Draft1961 · #1

Biography

About Walt Bellamy

Walt Bellamy is a retired NBA C whose career spanned 14 seasons, ending in 1974-75 with NOJ. Over 1043 career games, Walt Bellamy averaged 20.1 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

Draft Info

Drafted 1961 · Round 1, Pick 1 (#1 overall) · Chicago Packers

Career Averages

20.1 PTS

13.7 REB

2.4 AST

0.7 STL

Awards & Honors

4x All-StarRookie of the Year

Honours: official NBA awards record, as of 2026-10-07.

Season Stats — Career Table

Season Stats

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%
1961-62	CHP	79	31.6	19.0	2.7	—	—	51.9%
1962-63	CHZ	80	27.9	16.4	2.9	—	—	52.7%
1963-64	BAL	80	27.0	17.0	1.6	—	—	51.3%
1964-65	BAL	80	24.8	14.6	2.4	—	—	50.9%
1965-66	TOT	80	22.8	15.7	2.9	—	—	50.6%
1966-67	NYK	79	19.0	13.5	2.6	—	—	52.1%
1967-68	NYK	82	16.7	11.7	2.0	—	—	54.1%
1968-69	TOT	88	17.4	12.5	2.0	—	—	51.0%
1969-70	TOT	79	11.6	8.9	1.8	—	—	52.3%
1970-71	ATL	82	14.7	12.9	2.8	—	—	49.3%
1971-72	ATL	82	18.6	12.8	3.2	—	—	54.5%
1972-73	ATL	74	16.1	13.0	2.4	—	—	50.5%
1973-74	ATL	77	13.1	9.6	2.5	0.7	0.6	48.6%
1974-75	NOJ	1	6.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0%

1961-62 CHP 79 GP

PTS 31.6
REB 19.0
AST 2.7
STL —
BLK —
FG% 51.9%
1962-63 CHZ 80 GP

PTS 27.9
REB 16.4
AST 2.9
STL —
BLK —
FG% 52.7%
1963-64 BAL 80 GP

PTS 27.0
REB 17.0
AST 1.6
STL —
BLK —
FG% 51.3%
1964-65 BAL 80 GP

PTS 24.8
REB 14.6
AST 2.4
STL —
BLK —
FG% 50.9%
1965-66 TOT 80 GP

PTS 22.8
REB 15.7
AST 2.9
STL —
BLK —
FG% 50.6%
1966-67 NYK 79 GP

PTS 19.0
REB 13.5
AST 2.6
STL —
BLK —
FG% 52.1%
1967-68 NYK 82 GP

PTS 16.7
REB 11.7
AST 2.0
STL —
BLK —
FG% 54.1%
1968-69 TOT 88 GP

PTS 17.4
REB 12.5
AST 2.0
STL —
BLK —
FG% 51.0%
1969-70 TOT 79 GP

PTS 11.6
REB 8.9
AST 1.8
STL —
BLK —
FG% 52.3%
1970-71 ATL 82 GP

PTS 14.7
REB 12.9
AST 2.8
STL —
BLK —
FG% 49.3%
1971-72 ATL 82 GP

PTS 18.6
REB 12.8
AST 3.2
STL —
BLK —
FG% 54.5%
1972-73 ATL 74 GP

PTS 16.1
REB 13.0
AST 2.4
STL —
BLK —
FG% 50.5%
1973-74 ATL 77 GP

PTS 13.1
REB 9.6
AST 2.5
STL 0.7
BLK 0.6
FG% 48.6%
1974-75 NOJ 1 GP

PTS 6.0
REB 5.0
AST 0.0
STL 0.0
BLK 0.0
FG% 100.0%

— = not recorded by the league in that season (for example rebounds before 1950-51, steals and blocks before 1973-74).