Walt Bellamy vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.