Walt Bellamy vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Walt Bellamy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.